The Concept of Moral Obligation

The Concept of Moral Obligation
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Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Total Pages : 148
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ISBN-10 : 052149706X
ISBN-13 : 9780521497060
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Book Synopsis The Concept of Moral Obligation by : Michael J. Zimmerman

Download or read book The Concept of Moral Obligation written by Michael J. Zimmerman and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1996-03-29 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The principal aim of this book is to develop and defend an analysis of the concept of moral obligation. What it seeks to do is generate new solutions to a range of philosophical problems concerning obligation and its application. Amongst these problems are deontic paradoxes, the supersession of obligation, conditional obligation, actualism and possibilism, dilemmas, supererogation, and cooperation. By virtue of its normative neutrality, the analysis provides a theoretical framework within which competing theories of obligation can be developed and assessed.


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