{"product_id":"9780792335474","title":"Consequentialism Reconsidered","description":"\u003ch1\u003eConsequentialism Reconsidered\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eCarlson, E.\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eConsequentialism Reconsidered\u003c\/em\u003e, Carlson strives to find  a plausible formulation of the structural part of consequentialism.  Key notions are analyzed, such as outcomes, alternatives and  performability. Carlson argues that consequentialism should be  understood as a maximizing rather than a satisficing theory, and as  temporally neutral rather than future oriented. He also shows that  certain moral theories cannot be reformulated as consequentialist  theories. \u003cbr\u003e  The relevant alternatives for an agent in a situation are taken to  comprise all actions that they can perform in the situation. The  defense of this idea necessitates certain modifications to the  standard consequentialist criteria of obligatoriness, rightness and  wrongness. The problem of whether agents should adapt their actions to  their own future actions is also addressed. Further, a conditional  analysis of performability is suggested, and it is argued that  particular actions should in this connection be regarded as `abstract'  rather than `concrete'. The final chapter sketches a consequentialist  theory for collective agents. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Springer\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 1995-08-31\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9780792335474\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-94-015-8553-8\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 234.0cm x156.0cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 171.0\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer Netherlands","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44481598652556,"sku":"9780792335474","price":98.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9780792335474.jpg?v=1757636171","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9780792335474","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}