Living with Uncertainty
The Moral Significance of Ignorance
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- Author: Michael J. Zimmerman, University of North Carolina, Greensboro
- Date Published: June 2010
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- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9780521171717
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Every choice we make is set against a background of massive ignorance about our past, our future, our circumstances, and ourselves. Philosophers are divided on the moral significance of such ignorance. Some say that it has a direct impact on how we ought to behave - the question of what our moral obligations are; others deny this, claiming that it only affects how we ought to be judged in light of the behaviour in which we choose to engage - the question of what responsibility we bear for our choices. Michael Zimmerman claims that our ignorance has an important bearing on both questions, and offers an account of moral obligation and moral responsibility that is sharply at odds with the prevailing wisdom. His book will be of interest to a wide range of readers in ethics.
Read more- A novel account which requires that we radically revise our judgements concerning moral obligation and moral responsibility
- Covers an neglected and important issue in moral theory
- Zimmerman's approach will be of interest to a range of readers in ethics
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- Date Published: June 2010
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9780521171717
- length: 236 pages
- dimensions: 216 x 140 x 14 mm
- weight: 0.3kg
- availability: Available
Table of Contents
Preface
Acknowledgements
1. Ignorance and obligation
2. Risk and rights
3. Prospective possibilism
4. Ignorance and responsibility
References
Index of names
Index of subjects.
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