From morality to the end of reason : an essay on rights, reasons, and responsibility /

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Author / Creator:Persson, Ingmar, author.
Edition:First edition.
Imprint:Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2013.
Description:vi, 328 pages ; 24 cm
Language:English
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/9370596
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ISBN:9780199676552
0199676550
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • 1. The Nature of Rights
  • 2. Problems in the Theory of Rights
  • 3. The Act-Omission Doctrine and Negative Rights
  • 4. Two Act-Omission Paradoxes
  • 5. The Nature of Mental Explanations
  • 6. Double Effect Troubles
  • 7. Reasons of Beneficence and Reason-Based Responsibility
  • 8. Consequences Involving Other Acts
  • 9. The Non-Transitivity of Identity of Supervenient Properties
  • 10. Maximizing Value and Acting Responsibly
  • 11. The End of Epistemic Reasons
  • 12. The End of Practical Reasons
  • Conclusion
  • References
  • Index