Commonsense Consequentialism by Douglas W Portmore

Commonsense Consequentialism by Douglas W Portmore

Commonsense Consequentialism is a book about morality, rationality, and the interconnections between the two. In it, Douglas W. Portmore defends a version of consequentialism that both comports with our commonsense moral intuitions and shares with other consequentialist theories the same compelling teleological conception of practical reasons.

The main contribution of the book is in arguing for a particular account of the structure of practical reasons, the upshot of which is a much more commonsensical account of consequentialism than is standardly offered.. In sum, this a very rich book, an important contribution to the consequentialist literature, but more broadly, an important contribution to our understanding of practical reason in general. * Elinor Mason, Mind *
an impressive, ambitious book - a welcome addition to the literature, especially given recent anti-consequentialist trends. Even devout non-consequentialists will be intrigued by much of it. * Jean-Paul Vessel, Journal of Utilitas *

Douglas W. Portmore is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Arizona State University. His research focuses mainly on morality, rationality, and the interconnections between the two, but he also writes on wellbeing, posthumous harm, and the nonidentity problem.

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ISBN 13	9780199396450
ISBN 10	0199396450
Title	Commonsense Consequentialism
Author	Douglas W Portmore
Series	Oxford Moral Theory
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Oxford University Press Inc
Year published	2014-06-05
Number of pages	288
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