What Pedro could do
This paper discusses Bernard Williams's famous case of Jim and the Indians. It contrasts two ways of diagnosing the alleged errors of Act Utilitarianism in considering this case. One approach suggests that Act Utilitarianism fails to appreciate the importance of what Jim does; it fails to under...
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| description | This paper discusses Bernard Williams's famous case of Jim and the Indians. It contrasts two ways of diagnosing the alleged errors of Act Utilitarianism in considering this case. One approach suggests that Act Utilitarianism fails to appreciate the importance of what Jim does; it fails to understand the significance of Jim's agency. This paper favours an alternative diagnosis, according to which Act Utilitarianism fails to appreciate the importance of what Pedro could do; it fails to understand the significance of Pedro's agency. |
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| spelling | nottingham-6482020-05-04T16:27:05Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/648/ What Pedro could do Woodard, Christopher This paper discusses Bernard Williams's famous case of Jim and the Indians. It contrasts two ways of diagnosing the alleged errors of Act Utilitarianism in considering this case. One approach suggests that Act Utilitarianism fails to appreciate the importance of what Jim does; it fails to understand the significance of Jim's agency. This paper favours an alternative diagnosis, according to which Act Utilitarianism fails to appreciate the importance of what Pedro could do; it fails to understand the significance of Pedro's agency. University of Nottingham 2007-10-11 Monograph NonPeerReviewed Woodard, Christopher (2007) What Pedro could do. Other. University of Nottingham, Nottingham. (Unpublished) Consequentialism doing and allowing Jim and the Indians |
| spellingShingle | Consequentialism doing and allowing Jim and the Indians Woodard, Christopher What Pedro could do |
| title | What Pedro could do |
| title_full | What Pedro could do |
| title_fullStr | What Pedro could do |
| title_full_unstemmed | What Pedro could do |
| title_short | What Pedro could do |
| title_sort | what pedro could do |
| topic | Consequentialism doing and allowing Jim and the Indians |
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