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157Rule consequentialism and disastersPhilosophical Studies 162 (2): 219-236. 2013.Rule consequentialism (RC) is the view that it is right for A to do F in C if and only if A's doing F in C is in accordance with the the set of rules which, if accepted by all, would have consequences which are better than any alternative set of rules (i.e., the ideal code). I defend RC from two related objections. The first objection claims that RC requires obedience to the ideal code even if doing so has disastrous results. Though some rule consequentialists embrace a disaster-clause which per…Read more
Leonard Kahn
Loyola University, New Orleans
US Naval Academy
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Loyola University, New OrleansDepartment of Philosophy
College of Arts & SciencesAssociate Professor -
US Naval AcademyVisiting scholar
APA Central Division
New Orleans, Louisiana, United States of America
Areas of Specialization
Applied Ethics, Miscellaneous |
Biomedical Ethics |
Environmental Ethics |
Technology Ethics |
PhilPapers Editorships
Moral Judgment |
Amoralists |
Internalism and Externalism about Moral Judgment |
Moral Judgment, Misc |