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The Act Itself

The Act Itself


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The Act Itself offers a deeper understanding of what is going on in our own moral thoughts about human behaviour. Many of the descriptions of behaviour on which our moral thoughts are based are confused; others may be free of confusion, but still we are not clear in our minds about what thoughts they are. That is would hurt her, it would be disloyal, it wouldn't be done with that intention, it would be dangerous, it would involve allowing harm but not producing it--thoughts like these support our moral judgements and thus guide our lives. In so far as we do not deeply understand them, this is a kind of servitude. As Locke said, 'He is the most enslaved who is so in his understanding.' Jonathan Bennett presents conceptual analysis as a means to getting more control of our thoughts and thus of our lives.

Table of Contents:
1: Analysis 2: Facts about Behaviour 3: Moral Judgement 4: Making/Allowing 5: Moral Significance 6: Positive/Negative 7: Active/Passive 8: Other Attempts 9: Demands 10: Atrocities 11: Intentions Bibliography Indexes

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`Those who have engaged in considerations of the M/A and I/F distinctions owe a considerable debt to Bennett for showing them how to say exactly what they mean. If this work contained that philosophical excellence alone it would be worthy of attention. It contains that and much more. Action theoristss, the disputants in the consequentialist/anti-consequentialist debate, and those who wish to think deeply about the M/A and I/F discussion have much to learn from a close reading of The Act Itself.' Thomas A Cavanaugh, The Philosophical Quarterly `This fine book continues Bennett's long interest in the nature and moral significance of the distinction between making and allowing ... this is an admirable book - engaging, direct and a pleasure to read.' Jonathan Dancy, Mind


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780198237914
  • Publisher: Oxford University Press
  • Publisher Imprint: Oxford University Press
  • Height: 215 mm
  • No of Pages: 248
  • Spine Width: 15 mm
  • Width: 138 mm
  • ISBN-10: 019823791X
  • Publisher Date: 19 Mar 1998
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Weight: 325 gr


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