Wrongness and Reasons

Is the wrongness of an action a reason not to perform it? Of course it is, you may answer. That an action is wrong both explains and justifies not doing it. Yet, there are doubts. Thinking that wrongness is a reason is confused, so an argument by Jonathan Dancy. There can’t be such a reason if ‘ϕ-in...

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Main Author: Heuer, Ulrike (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Springer Science + Business Media B. V 2010
In: Ethical theory and moral practice
Year: 2010, Volume: 13, Issue: 2, Pages: 137-152
Further subjects:B Practical reasons
B Jonathan Dancy
B Buck-passing account of value
B Deontic buck-passing
B Wrongness
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