Acts, Intentions, and Moral Evaluation

This book argues that the moral quality of an act comes from the agent's inner states. By arguing for the indispensable relevance of intention in the moral evaluation of acts, the book moves against a mainstream, 'objective' approach in normative ethics.

Autorentext

Craig M. White has been a lecturer in the Department of Political Science at the University of Colorado Boulder, USA. He is the author of Iraq: The Moral Reckoning (2010). A former US diplomat, he served for 20 years in Africa, the Middle East, and Europe.

Klappentext

This book argues that the moral quality of an act comes from the agent's inner states. By arguing for the indispensable relevance of intention in the moral evaluation of acts, the book moves against a mainstream, 'objective' approach in normative ethics.

Inhalt

1. Introduction

2. Objectivity and the Objective Approach

3. A Case for Joining Deed and Doer

4. Alfred the Would-be Wife-Poisoner

5. The Fat Man Falling from the Sky

6. Russian Roulette Morality and Future Facts

7. Billiard Balls, People, and Causation

8. A Dialogue with a FOSOD Defender

9. How to Marry Deed and Doer