Ideal Code, Real World a Rule-Consequentialist Theory of Morality (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780199256570)

What are the appropriate criteria for assessing a theory of morality? In this enlightening work, Brad Hooker begins by answering this question. He then argues for a rule-consequentialist theory which, in part, asserts that acts should be assessed morally in terms of impartially justified rules. In the end, he considers the implications of rule-consequentialism for several current controversies in practical ethics, making this clearly written, engaging book the best overall statement of this approach to ethics.

Author: Brad Hooker
ISBN-10: 0199256578
ISBN-13: 9780199256570
Publisher: Clarendon Press
Language: English
Published: 01/30/2003
Pages: 232
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.61lbs
Size: 8.52h x 5.58w x 0.52d