Living with uncertainty
Subtitle: the moral significance of ignorance
By: by Michael J. Zimmerman.
Series: Cambridge studies in philosophy
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Cambridge; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 218
ISBN-13: 9780521894913
Subjects: Ethics; Ignorance (Theory of knowledge); Uncertainty
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Ignorance and obligation; title: Three views of moral obligation; title: Ross on moral obligation; title: Against the subjective view; title: Against the objective view; title: The prospective view refined; title: Objections to the prospective view; title: Risking wrongdoing; title: Risk and rights; title: Prima facie moral obligation; title: Moral rights; title: Test case : fidelity; title: Test case : self-defense; title: Prospective possibilism; title: Actualism vs. possibilism; title: A holistic approach; title: Intentional action; title: Extension of the account; title: Obligation and control; title: Shifts in obligation; title: Ignorance and responsibility; title: Moral obligation vs. moral responsibility; title: Ignorance as an excuse; title: Accuses; title: A cautionary conclusio.