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Anscombe on the shallowness of consequentialism.
- Source :
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European Journal of Philosophy . Jul2024, p1. 11p. - Publication Year :
- 2024
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Abstract
- This paper is divided into two parts. In the first I outline and defend Elizabeth Anscombe's claim that consequentialism is a shallow philosophy by considering how two contemporary consequentialists reach opposing but equally outlandish moral conclusions on a matter as fundamental as whether it is good or bad that the human race continues. In the second I argue that in order to show what is wrong with the consequentialist arguments presented in part one, we need to deploy a wider range of critical resources than what typically appears in contemporary analytic moral philosophy. One example of a relevant and underāappreciated resource I then consider is satire as a mode of moral thought. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 09668373
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- European Journal of Philosophy
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 178626085
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/ejop.12995