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The Rejection of Consequentialism

A Philosophical Investigation of the Considerations Underlying Rival Moral Conceptions

Bibliographic Data

ID8076897
AuthorsSamuel Scheffler (University of California, Berkeley, corresponding author)
Year1984
Publication date1984-09-20
Open AccessNo
TypeBOOK
VenueRejection of Consequentialism (SOURCE_BOOK)
PublisherOxford University PressOxford (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1093/0198235119.001.0001
OpenAlexW1576561943
ISBN9780198235118
LanguageEN
Citations received194

In this reconsideration of the case against consequentialism the author has now taken the opportunity to supplement the original work with three susbtantial subsequently published essays in which he responds to criticism of the book and further develops various of its themes and arguments

Consequentialism · Deontological ethics · Economics · Epistemology · Law and economics · Moral philosophy · Morality · Positive economics · Utilitarianism · Epistemology, Ethics, and Metaphysics · Free Will and Agency · Philosophical Ethics and Theory · Philosophy

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Unique citing works194
Citations per year5,11
Citation span1988 - 2026 (39)
Citation velocitycurrent
Highly citedYes
Citation typesNeutral: 190
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