An edition of Living with uncertainty (2008)

Living with uncertainty

the moral significance of ignorance

Living with uncertainty by Michael J. Zimmerman, Michael J. Zimmerman
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An edition of Living with uncertainty (2008)

Living with uncertainty

the moral significance of ignorance

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English
Pages
218
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Living with uncertainty: the moral significance of ignorance
2008, Cambridge University Press
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Table of Contents

Ignorance and obligation
Three views of moral obligation
Ross on moral obligation
Against the subjective view
Against the objective view
The prospective view refined
Objections to the prospective view
Risking wrongdoing
Risk and rights
Prima facie moral obligation
Moral rights
Test case : fidelity
Test case : self-defense
Prospective possibilism
Actualism vs. possibilism
A holistic approach
Intentional action
Extension of the account
Obligation and control
Shifts in obligation
Ignorance and responsibility
Moral obligation vs. moral responsibility
Ignorance as an excuse
Accuses
A cautionary conclusio.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Published in
Cambridge, New York
Series
Cambridge studies in philosophy

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
170/.42
Library of Congress
BJ37 .Z49 2008

The Physical Object

Pagination
p. cm.
Number of pages
218

Edition Identifiers

Open Library
OL16856808M
ISBN 13
9780521894913
LCCN
2008019564
OCLC/WorldCat
213400658
LibraryThing
8116242
Goodreads
4382214

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Work ID
OL2923905W

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