Reasons for Rule Consequentialists
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21379181 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Christopher Woodard (0000-0002-8517-5015, Department of Philosophy University of Nottingham Nottingham UK, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 35 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 251-260 |
| Publication date | 2022-12-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Ratio (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0034-0006 • E-ISSN: 1467-9329 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/rati.12352 |
| OpenAlex | W4289711913 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 16 |
This paper explores what a Rule Consequentialist of Brad Hooker's sort can and should say about normative reasons for action. I claim that they can provide a theory of reasons, but that doing so requires distinguishing different roles of rules in the ideal code. Some rules in the ideal code specify reasons, while others perform different functions. The paper also discusses a choice that Rule Consequentialists face about how exactly to specify reasons. It ends by comparing the theory of reasons offered by Rule Consequentialism with the theory offered by Act Consequentialism, noting that Rule Consequentialism seems better able to explain moral constraints
Action (physics) · Code (set theory) · Consequentialism · Epistemology · Face (sociological concept) · Ideal (ethics) · Law and economics · Normative · Social science · Sociology · sort · Computer Science · Free Will and Agency · Philosophical Ethics and Theory · Philosophy · War, Ethics, and Justification
Moral Particularism
The Role(s) of Rules in Consequentialist Ethics
Consequentialism and Reasons for Action
Commonsense ConsequentialismWherein Morality Meets Rationality
Utilitarianism and the Virtues
Weighing Goods
Taking Utilitarianism Seriously
Hooker's rule‐consequentialism, disasters, demandingness, and arbitrary distinctions
The Right and the Good
| Citations per year | 0.5 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2022 - 2023 (2) |
| Highly cited | No |