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Agent-relative reasons as second-order value responses

Löschke, Jörg (2020). Agent-relative reasons as second-order value responses. Canadian Journal of Philosophy, 50(4):477-491.

Abstract

Agent-relative reasons are an important feature of any nonconsequentialist moral theory. Many authors think that they cannot be accommodated within a value-first theory that understands all value as agent-neutral. In this paper, I offer a novel explanation of agent-relative reasons that accommodates them fully within an agent-neutral value-first view. I argue that agent-relative reasons are to be understood in terms of second-order value responses: when an agent acts on an agent-relative reason, she responds appropriately to the agent-neutral value of her own appropriate response to some agent-neutral value. This view helps reconcile important elements of deontology and consequentialism.

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Item Type:Journal Article, refereed, original work
Communities & Collections:01 Faculty of Theology and the Study of Religion > Center for Ethics
06 Faculty of Arts > Institute of Philosophy
Dewey Decimal Classification:100 Philosophy
Scopus Subject Areas:Social Sciences & Humanities > Philosophy
Uncontrolled Keywords:Philosophy
Language:English
Date:1 May 2020
Deposited On:29 Jul 2020 14:04
Last Modified:23 Oct 2024 01:40
Publisher:Taylor & Francis
ISSN:0045-5091
OA Status:Green
Publisher DOI:https://doi.org/10.1017/can.2020.3

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