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- catalog abstract ""Ted Lockhart contends that moral philosophy has failed to address how we should make such moral decisions. Since moral decisions are often unavoidable, it is appropriate to ask "What is the reasonable thing to do when I cannot be sure what I morally ought to do?" Lockhart finds clues to the answer in decision theory and shows how a decision-theoretic framework can yield principles of rational behavior under moral uncertainty. He illustrates and refines those principles by applying them to pressing real-world concerns involving abortion, medical confidentiality, and obligations to the poor." "Moral Uncertainty and Its Consequences will be vital reading for philosophers interested in the questions of whether and how moral theory can serve as a practical guide for action. It will also interest applied ethicists who wish to consider a new perspective on the nature and methodology of their field, and will attract decision theorists who want to see how their methods can shed light on the problem of decision-making under moral uncertainty."--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b11337073.
- catalog created "2000.".
- catalog date "2000".
- catalog date "2000.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "2000.".
- catalog description ""Ted Lockhart contends that moral philosophy has failed to address how we should make such moral decisions. Since moral decisions are often unavoidable, it is appropriate to ask "What is the reasonable thing to do when I cannot be sure what I morally ought to do?" Lockhart finds clues to the answer in decision theory and shows how a decision-theoretic framework can yield principles of rational behavior under moral uncertainty. He illustrates and refines those principles by applying them to pressing real-world concerns involving abortion, medical confidentiality, and obligations to the poor." "Moral Uncertainty and Its Consequences will be vital reading for philosophers interested in the questions of whether and how moral theory can serve as a practical guide for action. It will also interest applied ethicists who wish to consider a new perspective on the nature and methodology of their field, and will attract decision theorists who want to see how their methods can shed light on the problem of decision-making under moral uncertainty."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "1. Decision-making under Moral Uncertainty -- 2. Principles for Decision-making under Moral Uncertainty -- 3. Abortion and Moral Uncertainty -- 4. Degrees of Moral Rightness -- 5. Shall I Act Supererogatorily? -- 6. Confidentiality and Moral Uncertainty -- 7. A Decision-Theoretic Reconstruction of Roe v. Wade -- 8. Long-Run Morality -- 9. Retrospective -- Appendix: Decisions with Uncertain Probabilities.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references and index.".
- catalog extent "xvi, 211 p. :".
- catalog identifier "0195126106 (hardcover : alk. paper)".
- catalog issued "2000".
- catalog issued "2000.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "New York : Oxford University Press,".
- catalog subject "170 21".
- catalog subject "BJ1419 .L63 1999".
- catalog subject "Decision making Moral and ethical aspects.".
- catalog subject "Uncertainty.".
- catalog tableOfContents "1. Decision-making under Moral Uncertainty -- 2. Principles for Decision-making under Moral Uncertainty -- 3. Abortion and Moral Uncertainty -- 4. Degrees of Moral Rightness -- 5. Shall I Act Supererogatorily? -- 6. Confidentiality and Moral Uncertainty -- 7. A Decision-Theoretic Reconstruction of Roe v. Wade -- 8. Long-Run Morality -- 9. Retrospective -- Appendix: Decisions with Uncertain Probabilities.".
- catalog title "Moral uncertainty and its consequences / Ted Lockhart.".
- catalog type "text".