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People differ in terms of how morally deserving they are. And it is a good thing if people get what they deserve. Accordingly, it is important to work out an adequate theory of moral desert. But while certain aspects of such a theory have been frequently discussed in the philosophical literature, many others have been surprisingly neglected. The Geometry of Desert explores a number of these less familiar questions, using graphs to illustrate the variouspossible answers. The result is a more careful investigation into the nature of moral desert than has ever previously been offered, one that reveals desert to have a hidden complexity that most of us have failed to recognize.
People differ in terms of how morally deserving they are. And it is a good thing if people get what they deserve. Accordingly, it is important to work out an adequate theory of moral desert. But while certain aspects of such a theory have been frequently discussed in the philosophical literature, many others have been surprisingly neglected. The Geometry of Desert explores a number of these less familiar questions, using graphs to illustrate the variouspossible answers. The result is a more careful investigation into the nature of moral desert than has ever previously been offered, one that reveals desert to have a hidden complexity that most of us have failed to recognize.
Über den Autor
Shelly Kagan is the Clark Professor of Philosophy at Yale, where he has taught since 1995.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- A Note to the Reader
- 1. MORAL DESERT
- 1.1 A Familiar Thought
- 1.2 Some Familiar Questions
- 1.3 Skepticism
- 1.4 Intrinsic Value
- 1.5 Unfamiliar Questions
- PART I: NONCOMPARATIVE DESERT
- 2. FAULT FORFEITS FIRST
- 2.1 The Basic View
- 2.2 Pluralism
- 2.3 Extending the Account
- 2.4 Discount Rates and Multipliers
- 3. DESERT GRAPHS
- 3.1 Graphs
- 3.2 Varying Slopes
- 3.3 Rotation
- 3.4 Peaks
- 3.5 Multiple Peaks
- 3.6 Comparing Sides
- 3.7 Bell Motion
- 3.8 The Sym Mountain
- 3.9 Shift
- 4. SKYLINES
- 4.1 The Occupation of the X Axis
- 4.2 Constant Skylines
- 4.3 The V Shaped Skyline
- 4.4 Varieties of Desert
- 4.5 Taking Stock
- PART II: COMPLICATIONS AND ALTERNATIVES
- 5. OTHER SHAPES
- 5.1 Plateaus
- 5.2 Retributivism and Plateaus
- 5.3 Simple Straight Lines
- 5.4 Bent Lines
- 5.5 Curved Desert
- 5.6 Detailing Curved Desert
- 5.7 Curved Plateaus
- 6. PLACING PEAKS
- 6.1 The Mapping Function
- 6.2 Curved Mapping Functions
- 6.3 Revisiting the Sym Mountain
- 6.4 Revisiting the V Shaped Skyline
- 6.5 Further Constraints on the Skyline
- 6.6 The Logical Limits of Bell Motion
- 6.7 Disaggregation
- PART III: COMPARATIVE DESERT
- 7. THE RATIO VIEW
- 7.1 The Idea of Comparative Desert
- 7.2 Problems for the Ratio View
- 7.3 Optimism
- 7.4 The Impossibility Defense
- 7.5 Absolute Zero
- 8. SIMILAR OFFENSE
- 8.1 The Y Gap View
- 8.2 Reconsidering the Cases
- 8.3 More on the Y Gap Constraint
- 8.4 Percentages
- 8.5 A Fourth View
- 9. GRAPHING COMPARATIVE DESERT
- 9.1 Relative Advantage
- 9.2 Two Problems
- 9.3 Graphing the X Gap View
- 9.4 Motion Along the Y Axis
- 9.5 Graphing the Y Gap View
- 10. VARIATION
- 10.1 Comparative Bell Motion
- 10.2 Comparative Skylines
- 10.3 Moral Significance Again
- 10.4 Two More Possibilities
- 10.5 One Size Fits All
- 10.6 Sliding Up
- 11. GROUPS
- 11.1 Two Approaches
- 11.2 Size
- 11.3 Another Look
- 11.4 Adjusting the Graphs
- 11.5 Variable Steepness Reconsidered
- PART IV: DESERT
- 12. DESERT TAKEN AS A WHOLE
- 12.1 Partial Values
- 12.2 Open Questions
- 12.3 Rough Comparability
- 12.4 Another Series
- 12.5 Other Values
- 13. RESERVATIONS
- 13.1 Deontology
- 13.2 Methodology
- 13.3 Ideology
- Endnotes
- References
- Index
Details
| Erscheinungsjahr: | 2015 |
|---|---|
| Fachbereich: | Allgemeines |
| Genre: | Importe, Philosophie |
| Jahrhundert: | Antike |
| Rubrik: | Geisteswissenschaften |
| Thema: | Lexika |
| Medium: | Taschenbuch |
| Inhalt: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| ISBN-13: | 9780190233723 |
| ISBN-10: | 0190233729 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Ausstattung / Beilage: | Paperback |
| Einband: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| Autor: | Kagan, Shelly |
| Hersteller: | Oxford University Press |
| Verantwortliche Person für die EU: | Books on Demand GmbH, In de Tarpen 42, D-22848 Norderstedt, info@bod.de |
| Maße: | 234 x 156 x 39 mm |
| Von/Mit: | Shelly Kagan |
| Erscheinungsdatum: | 01.01.2015 |
| Gewicht: | 1,133 kg |
Über den Autor
Shelly Kagan is the Clark Professor of Philosophy at Yale, where he has taught since 1995.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- A Note to the Reader
- 1. MORAL DESERT
- 1.1 A Familiar Thought
- 1.2 Some Familiar Questions
- 1.3 Skepticism
- 1.4 Intrinsic Value
- 1.5 Unfamiliar Questions
- PART I: NONCOMPARATIVE DESERT
- 2. FAULT FORFEITS FIRST
- 2.1 The Basic View
- 2.2 Pluralism
- 2.3 Extending the Account
- 2.4 Discount Rates and Multipliers
- 3. DESERT GRAPHS
- 3.1 Graphs
- 3.2 Varying Slopes
- 3.3 Rotation
- 3.4 Peaks
- 3.5 Multiple Peaks
- 3.6 Comparing Sides
- 3.7 Bell Motion
- 3.8 The Sym Mountain
- 3.9 Shift
- 4. SKYLINES
- 4.1 The Occupation of the X Axis
- 4.2 Constant Skylines
- 4.3 The V Shaped Skyline
- 4.4 Varieties of Desert
- 4.5 Taking Stock
- PART II: COMPLICATIONS AND ALTERNATIVES
- 5. OTHER SHAPES
- 5.1 Plateaus
- 5.2 Retributivism and Plateaus
- 5.3 Simple Straight Lines
- 5.4 Bent Lines
- 5.5 Curved Desert
- 5.6 Detailing Curved Desert
- 5.7 Curved Plateaus
- 6. PLACING PEAKS
- 6.1 The Mapping Function
- 6.2 Curved Mapping Functions
- 6.3 Revisiting the Sym Mountain
- 6.4 Revisiting the V Shaped Skyline
- 6.5 Further Constraints on the Skyline
- 6.6 The Logical Limits of Bell Motion
- 6.7 Disaggregation
- PART III: COMPARATIVE DESERT
- 7. THE RATIO VIEW
- 7.1 The Idea of Comparative Desert
- 7.2 Problems for the Ratio View
- 7.3 Optimism
- 7.4 The Impossibility Defense
- 7.5 Absolute Zero
- 8. SIMILAR OFFENSE
- 8.1 The Y Gap View
- 8.2 Reconsidering the Cases
- 8.3 More on the Y Gap Constraint
- 8.4 Percentages
- 8.5 A Fourth View
- 9. GRAPHING COMPARATIVE DESERT
- 9.1 Relative Advantage
- 9.2 Two Problems
- 9.3 Graphing the X Gap View
- 9.4 Motion Along the Y Axis
- 9.5 Graphing the Y Gap View
- 10. VARIATION
- 10.1 Comparative Bell Motion
- 10.2 Comparative Skylines
- 10.3 Moral Significance Again
- 10.4 Two More Possibilities
- 10.5 One Size Fits All
- 10.6 Sliding Up
- 11. GROUPS
- 11.1 Two Approaches
- 11.2 Size
- 11.3 Another Look
- 11.4 Adjusting the Graphs
- 11.5 Variable Steepness Reconsidered
- PART IV: DESERT
- 12. DESERT TAKEN AS A WHOLE
- 12.1 Partial Values
- 12.2 Open Questions
- 12.3 Rough Comparability
- 12.4 Another Series
- 12.5 Other Values
- 13. RESERVATIONS
- 13.1 Deontology
- 13.2 Methodology
- 13.3 Ideology
- Endnotes
- References
- Index
Details
| Erscheinungsjahr: | 2015 |
|---|---|
| Fachbereich: | Allgemeines |
| Genre: | Importe, Philosophie |
| Jahrhundert: | Antike |
| Rubrik: | Geisteswissenschaften |
| Thema: | Lexika |
| Medium: | Taschenbuch |
| Inhalt: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| ISBN-13: | 9780190233723 |
| ISBN-10: | 0190233729 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Ausstattung / Beilage: | Paperback |
| Einband: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| Autor: | Kagan, Shelly |
| Hersteller: | Oxford University Press |
| Verantwortliche Person für die EU: | Books on Demand GmbH, In de Tarpen 42, D-22848 Norderstedt, info@bod.de |
| Maße: | 234 x 156 x 39 mm |
| Von/Mit: | Shelly Kagan |
| Erscheinungsdatum: | 01.01.2015 |
| Gewicht: | 1,133 kg |
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