Thesis
Why should I be moral?
- Abstract:
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I begin my discussion of the question 'Why should I be moral?' by drawing distinctions both between possible different senses of 'moral' and also between different conceptions of what morality requires. I then criticize the idea that one should be moral because it serves self-interest. Self-interest is served by one's having benevolent concern for only a fairly small number of others, but being moral involves more than this. Furthermore, having moral dispositions other than benevolence is...
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Bibliographic Details
- Publication date:
- 1986
- Type of award:
- DPhil
- Level of award:
- Doctoral
- Awarding institution:
- University of Oxford
- Source identifiers:
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602328527
Item Description
- Language:
- English
- Subjects:
- UUID:
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- Local pid:
- td:602328527
- Deposit date:
- 2013-10-21
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- Copyright holder:
- Hooker, Bradford Williamson
- Copyright date:
- 1986
- Notes:
- The digital copy of this thesis has been made available thanks to the generosity of Dr Leonard Polonsky
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