The Failure of Hooker’s Argument for Rule Consequentialism

Brad Hooker argues for rule consequentialism using narrow reflective equilibrium resources along with a handful of wider resources. One of his important claims in defense of rule consequentialism is that it begins from a familiar and attractive idea about morality. I argue that his defense of rule c...

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Main Author: Levy, Sanford (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: 2014
In: Journal of moral philosophy
Year: 2014, Volume: 11, Issue: 5, Pages: 598-614
Further subjects:B Rule Utilitarianism
B Utilitarianism
B Moral Theory
B Hooker
B rule consequentialism
B Consequentialism
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