Absolutism and Its Consequentialist Critics

Author	: Joram Graf Haber
Publisher	: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages	: 294
Release	: 1994
ISBN-10	: 0847678407
ISBN-13	: 9780847678402
Rating	: 4/5 (402 Downloads)

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Download or read book Absolutism and Its Consequentialist Critics written by Joram Graf Haber and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 1994 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Is the judicial execution of the innocent permissible to deter crime? Some advocates of consequentialism would respond yes, while moral absolutists argue that certain kinds of conduct, including this one, are absolutely prohibited, no matter what the consequences. This is the first collection that does justice to absolutism in its richness and subtleties.

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