Contractualism and the Foundations of Morality
Contractualism and the Foundations of Morality

Author: Nicholas Southwood

Publisher: OUP Oxford

Published: 2013-11-07

Total Pages: 221

ISBN-13: 0191009997

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Contractualism has a venerable history and considerable appeal. Yet as an account of the foundations or ultimate grounds of morality it has been thought by many philosophers to be subject to fatal objections. In this book Nicholas Southwood argues otherwise. Beginning by detailing and diagnosing the shortcomings of the existing "Hobbesian" and "Kantian" models of contractualism, he then proposes a novel "deliberative" model, based on an interpersonal, deliberative conception of practical reason. He argues that the deliberative model of contractualism represents an attractive alternative to its more familiar rivals and that it has the resources to offer a more compelling account of morality's foundations, one that does justice to the twin demands of moral accuracy and explanatory adequacy.

Scanlon and Contractualism
Scanlon and Contractualism

Author: Matt Matravers

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2004-08-02

Total Pages: 152

ISBN-13: 1135755949

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This collection brings together essays by distinguished political philosophers which reflect on the detailed arguments of What We Owe to Each Other, and comment critically both on Scanlon's contractualism and his revised understandings of motivation and morality. The essays illustrate the uses of Scanlon's contractualism by applying it to moral and political problems and in so doing they provide an assessment of the ability of Scanlon's contractualism by applying it to other forms of ethical theory. The resulting volume makes an important and original contribution to the literature on Scanlon, on contractualism and on contemporary political philosophy.

Utilitarianism and Beyond
Utilitarianism and Beyond

Author: Amartya Sen

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 1982-06-10

Total Pages: 304

ISBN-13: 9780521287715

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Utilitarianism considered both as a theory of personal morality and a theory of public choice.

Contractualism
Contractualism

Author: Jussi Suikkanen

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2020-05-28

Total Pages: 77

ISBN-13: 1108587119

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This Element begins by describing T.M. Scanlon's contractualism according to which an action is right when it is authorised by the moral principles no one could reasonably reject. This view has argued to have implausible consequences with regards to how different-sized groups, non-human animals, and cognitively limited human beings should be treated. It has also been accused of being theoretically redundant and unable to vindicate the so-called deontic distinctions. I then distinguish between the general contractualist framework and Scanlon's version of contractualism. I explain how the general framework enables us to formulate many other versions of contractualism some of which can already be found in the literature. Understanding contractualism in this new way enables us both to understand the structural similarities and differences between different versions of contractualism and also to see the different objections to contractualism as internal debates about which version of contractualism is correct.

Contractarianism and Rational Choice
Contractarianism and Rational Choice

Author: Peter Vallentyne

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 1991-01-25

Total Pages: 356

ISBN-13: 9780521398152

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David Gauthier's Morals by Agreement (1986) is the most complete and suggestive contractarian theory of morality since the work of Rawls. In this anthology a number of prominent moral and political philosophers offer a critical assessment of Gauthier's theory and its three main projects: developing a contractarian foundation for morality, defending a theory of rational choice, and supporting the claim that rationality requires one to keep one's agreements. An introduction sets out Gauthier's project, while Gauthier himself has the last word, responding to the critiques. This collection will interest moral and political philosophers, social theorists, and specialists in the philosophy and theory of law as well as management sciences.

Rightness as Fairness
Rightness as Fairness

Author: Marcus Arvan

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2016-03-29

Total Pages: 282

ISBN-13: 1137541814

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Rightness as Fairness provides a uniquely fruitful method of 'principled fair negotiation' for resolving applied moral and political issues that requires merging principled debate with real-world negotiation.

Corporate Citizenship, Contractarianism and Ethical Theory
Corporate Citizenship, Contractarianism and Ethical Theory

Author: Jesús Conill

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2017-11-30

Total Pages: 301

ISBN-13: 1351160982

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This study provides a representation of the broad spectrum of theoretical work on topics related to business ethics, with a particular focus on corporate citizenship. It considers relations of business and society alongside social responsibility and moves on to examine the historical and systemic foundations of business ethics, focusing on the concepts of social and ethical responsibilities. The contributors explore established theories and concepts and their impact on moral behaviour. Together, the contributions offer varied philosophical theories in approaches to business ethics. The book will be a valuable resource for academics and researchers with an interest in the theoretical development of business ethics.

The Concept of Moral Consensus
The Concept of Moral Consensus

Author: K. Bayertz

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 1994-05-31

Total Pages: 274

ISBN-13: 9780792326151

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The demand for consensus arises due to its absence. For each opinion held there will be another to counter it, and for each approach to problem solving an alternative will be suggested. Focusing on the bioethical problems surrounding new technological interventions in human reproduction, 15 authors examine the meaning, importance and feasibility of consensus.

Corporate Citizenship, Contractarianism and Ethical Theory
Corporate Citizenship, Contractarianism and Ethical Theory

Author: Jesús Conill

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2017-11-29

Total Pages: 206

ISBN-13: 9780815388241

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This study provides a representation of the broad spectrum of theoretical work on topics related to business ethics, with a particular focus on corporate citizenship. It considers relations of business and society alongside social responsibility and moves on to examine the historical and systemic foundations of business ethics, focusing on the concepts of social and ethical responsibilities. The contributors explore established theories and concepts and their impact on moral behaviour. Together, the contributions offer varied philosophical theories in approaches to business ethics. The book will be a valuable resource for academics and researchers with an interest in the theoretical development of business ethics.