DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES ON SAVING LIVES

DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES ON SAVING LIVES

In “Weighing Lives”, John Broome defends a very weak consequentialist account of the value of saving lives. This paper challenges the commitments of this kind of account and describes some reasons for saving lives that would appeal to a non-consequentialist.

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Veröffentlicht in:Economics and philosophy 2007-03, Vol.23 (1), p.89-96
1. Verfasser: MACLEAN, DOUGLAS
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Belief & doubt
Consequentialism
Economic theory
Ethics
Life
Logic
Morality
Philosophy
Social values
Teleology
Truth
Utilitarianism
Values
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Zusammenfassung:In “Weighing Lives”, John Broome defends a very weak consequentialist account of the value of saving lives. This paper challenges the commitments of this kind of account and describes some reasons for saving lives that would appeal to a non-consequentialist.
ISSN:0266-2671
1474-0028
DOI:10.1017/S0266267107001241