The Rejection of Consequentialism

The Rejection of Consequentialism
Author: Samuel Scheffler
Publsiher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 133
Release: 1994-08-11
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 9780191040160

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In contemporary philosophy, substantive moral theories are typically classified as either consequentialist or deontological. Standard consequentialist theories insist, roughly, that agents must always act so as to produce the best available outcomes overall. Standard deontological theories, by contrast, maintain that there are some circumstances where one is permitted but not required to produce the best overall results, and still other circumstances in which one is positively forbidden to do so. Classical utilitarianism is the most familiar consequentialist view, but it is widely regarded as an inadequate account of morality. Although Professor Scheffler agrees with this assessment, he also believes that consequentialism seems initially plausible, and that there is a persistent air of paradox surrounding typical deontological views. In this book, therefore, he undertakes to reconsider the rejection of consequentialism. He argues that it is possible to provide a rationale for the view that agents need not always produce the best possible overall outcomes, and this motivates one departure from consequentialism; but he shows that it is surprisingly difficult to provide a satisfactory rationale for the view that there are times when agents must not produce the best possible overall outcomes. He goes on to argue for a hitherto neglected type of moral conception, according to which agents are always permitted, but not always required, to produce the best outcomes.

Iditarod Nights

Iditarod Nights
Author: Cindy Hiday
Publsiher: Unknown
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2020
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1947845136

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Sparks fly when Claire Stanfield, a jaded criminal defense attorney, and Dillon Cord, a former police officer trying to forget his traumatic past, meet in the wilderness of Alaska before they face what might be their most difficult challenge yet: surviving the dangerous twists and turns of the Iditarod Trail.

Children in Antiquity

Children in Antiquity
Author: Lesley A. Beaumont,Matthew Dillon,Nicola Harrington
Publsiher: Routledge
Total Pages: 839
Release: 2020-12-30
Genre: History
ISBN: 9781134870752

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This collection employs a multi-disciplinary approach treating ancient childhood in a holistic manner according to diachronic, regional and thematic perspectives. This multi-disciplinary approach encompasses classical studies, Egyptology, ancient history and the broad spectrum of archaeology, including iconography and bioarchaeology. With a chronological range of the Bronze Age to Byzantium and regional coverage of Egypt, Greece, and Italy this is the largest survey of childhood yet undertaken for the ancient world. Within this chronological and regional framework both the social construction of childhood and the child’s life experience are explored through the key topics of the definition of childhood, daily life, religion and ritual, death, and the information provided by bioarchaeology. No other volume to date provides such a comprehensive, systematic and cross-cultural study of childhood in the ancient Mediterranean world. In particular, its focus on the identification of society-specific definitions of childhood and the incorporation of the bioarchaeological perspective makes this work a unique and innovative study. Children in Antiquity provides an invaluable and unrivalled resource for anyone working on all aspects of the lives and deaths of children in the ancient Mediterranean world.

The Royal Stickers

The Royal Stickers
Author: Eileen Rudisill Miller
Publsiher: Courier Dover Publications
Total Pages: 7
Release: 2019-03-08
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 9780486834054

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More than two dozen colorful stickers feature renderings of the elegant William and Kate, Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, as well as dashing Harry and Meghan, Duke and Duchess of Sussex. The realistic images show the couples in their famously fashionable outfits, along with many royal accessories.

The Channel Tunnel

The Channel Tunnel
Author: William Boyd Dawkins
Publsiher: Unknown
Total Pages: 26
Release: 1882
Genre: Electronic Book
ISBN: HARVARD:32044091986471

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Israel s Nuclear Arsenal

Israel s Nuclear Arsenal
Author: Peter Pry
Publsiher: Routledge
Total Pages: 139
Release: 2019-03-13
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 9780429725760

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Israel's Nuclear Arsenal is a full inquiry into the likely size and sophistication of the Israeli nuclear weapons program. Among the key questions it addresses are: Did other nations—the United States, France, or West Germany, for example—assist Israel in developing its nuclear weapons capacity? What is the nature of Israel's industrial nuclear inf

David Hockney the Arrival of Spring in Normandy 2020

David Hockney  the Arrival of Spring in Normandy 2020
Author: Anonim
Publsiher: Artmedia (Acc)
Total Pages: 168
Release: 2021-05
Genre: Art
ISBN: 1912520648

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At the beginning of 2020, just as global Covid-19 restrictions were coming into force, the artist David Hockney was at his house, studio and garden in Normandy. From there, he witnessed the arrival of spring, and recorded the blossoming of the surrounding landscape on his iPad, a method of drawing he has been using for over a decade. Drawing outdoors was an antidote to the anxiety of the moment for Hockney - 'We need art, and I do think it can relieve stress,' he says. This uplifting publication - produced to accompany a major exhibition at the Royal Academy of Arts - includes 116 of his new iPad drawings and shows to full effect Hockney's singular skill in capturing the exuberance of nature.00Exhibition: Royal Academy of Arts, London, UK (27.03-22.08.2021).

Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso Op 28

Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso  Op  28
Author: Camille Saint-Saëns
Publsiher: Alfred Music
Total Pages: 34
Release: 2024
Genre: Music
ISBN: 1457476460

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A Violin solo with Piano Accompaniment composed by Camille Saint-Saëns.