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Shades of Goodness

Gradability, Demandingness and the Structure of Moral Theories

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  1. Rob Lawlor
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Table of contents (18 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
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  2. 1 Introduction

    1. Introduction

      • Rob Lawlor
      Pages 1-9

  3. Act-Consequentialism

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 11-11
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    2. Act-Consequentialism and Goodness

      • Rob Lawlor
      Pages 13-20

    3. Act-Consequentialism and the Threshold Account

      • Rob Lawlor
      Pages 21-35

    4. From Satisficing to Cost-Sensitive Consequentialism

      • Rob Lawlor
      Pages 36-58

    5. The Rejection of Act-Consequentialism

      • Rob Lawlor
      Pages 59-65

    6. Summary

      • Rob Lawlor
      Pages 66-70

  4. Scalar Consequentialism: Morality without Requirements

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 71-71
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    2. Scalar Consequentialism and Incomparability

      • Rob Lawlor
      Pages 73-93

    3. Summary

      • Rob Lawlor
      Pages 94-95

  5. Deontology: Ross-Style Pluralism

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 97-97
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    2. Ross-Style Pluralism and Gradability

      • Rob Lawlor
      Pages 99-116

    3. Ross’s Terminology

      • Rob Lawlor
      Pages 117-127

    4. Moral Pluralism and the Threshold Account

      • Rob Lawlor
      Pages 128-138

    5. Summary

      • Rob Lawlor
      Pages 139-140

  6. Gradability in Other Moral Theories

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 141-141
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    2. The Structure of Other Moral Theories

      • Rob Lawlor
      Pages 143-173

    3. Summary

      • Rob Lawlor
      Pages 174-174

  7. Deontology: Non-Gradable Moral Monism

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 175-175
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About this book

It is typically thought that the demandingness problem is specifically a problem for consequentialists because of the gradable nature of consequentialist theories. Shades of Goodness argues that most moral theories have a gradable structure and, more significantly, that this is an advantage, rather than a disadvantage, for those theories.

Reviews

'Rob Lawlor's book is philosophically penetrating, innovative, well argued and well written. All students of consequentialism and deontology will have to read this book' - Brad Hooker, University of Reading, UK

'...an excellent book which should be of interest to anyone concerned with the nature of moral theories and the forms of explanation that they embody.Throughout the book Lawlor writes in a clear and approachable style, with telling examples and frequent summaries of the conclusions so far. It is warmly recommended to anyone working in this area.' -Analysis Reviews

About the author

ROB LAWLOR is a research fellow at the Inter-Disciplinary Ethics Applied CETL (Centre for Excellence in Teaching and Learning), University of Leeds, UK.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Shades of Goodness

  • Book Subtitle: Gradability, Demandingness and the Structure of Moral Theories

  • Authors: Rob Lawlor

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230239272

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London

  • eBook Packages: Palgrave Religion & Philosophy Collection, Philosophy and Religion (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited 2009

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-230-57357-4Published: 14 May 2009

  • eBook ISBN: 978-0-230-23927-2Published: 14 May 2009

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: X, 245

  • Topics: Ethics, Moral Philosophy, Critical Theory

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