Combining Teleological Ethics With Evaluator Relativism
A Promising Result
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8082864 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Douglas W Portmore (0000-0001-6180-457X, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2005 |
| Volume | 86 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 95-113 |
| Publication date | 2005-02-24 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Pacific philosophical quarterly (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0279-0750 • E-ISSN: 1468-0114 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1468-0114.2005.00217.x |
| OpenAlex | W2110943461 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 10 |
Consequentialism is an agent-neutral teleological theory, and deontology is an agent-relative non-teleological theory. I argue that a certain hybrid of the two – namely, non-egoistic agent-relative teleological ethics (NATE) – is quite promising. This hybrid takes what is best from both consequentialism and deontology while leaving behind the problems associated with each. Like consequentialism and unlike deontology, NATE can accommodate the compelling idea that it is always permissible to bring about the best available state of affairs. Yet unlike consequentialism and like deontology, NATE accords well with our commonsense moral intuitions
Consequentialism · Deontological ethics · Epistemology · Relativism · Sociology · Teleology · Ethics in medical practice · Philosophical Ethics and Theory · Political Philosophy and Ethics · Philosophy
| Unique citing works | 10 |
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| Citations per year | 0,59 |
| Citation span | 2009 - 2025 (17) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 10 |