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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Oxford Univ Pr
Publication date
August 31, 2000
Pages
168
Binding
Hardcover
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9780195079760
ISBN-10
0195079760
Dimensions
0.75 by 6 by 9.25 in.
Weight
1.10 lbs.
Availability§
Out of Print
Original list price
$40.00
Other format details
university press
§As reported by publisher
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Amazon.com description: Product Description: Is there a limit to the legitimate demands of morality? In particular, is there a limit to people's responsibility to promote the well-being of others, either directly or via social institutions? Utilitarianism admits no such limit, and is for that reason often said to be an unacceptably demanding moral and political view. In this original new study, Murphy argues that the charge of excessive demands amounts to little more than an affirmation of the status quo. The real problem with utilitarianism is that it makes unfair demands on people who comply with it in our world of nonideal compliance. Murphy shows that this unfairness does not arise on a collective understanding of our responsibility for others' well being. Thus, according to Murphy, while there is no general problem to be raised about the extent of moral demands, there is a pressing need to acknowledge the collective nature of the demands of beneficence.
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Hardcover
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from Oxford Univ Pr (August 31, 2000)
9780195079760 | details & prices | 168 pages | 6.00 × 9.25 × 0.75 in. | 1.10 lbs | List price $40.00
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Paperback
from Oxford Univ Pr on Demand (November 20, 2003)
9780195171952 | details & prices | 168 pages | 6.00 × 9.00 × 0.50 in. | 0.62 lbs | List price $56.00
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