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V-Dimensions of Demandingness

V-Dimensions of Demandingness
V-Dimensions of Demandingness
The Demandingness Objection is the objection that a moral theory or principle is unacceptable because it asks more than we can reasonably expect. David Sobel, Shelley Kagan and Liam Murphy have each argued that the Demandingness Objection implicitly – and without justification – appeals to moral distinctions between different types of cost. I discuss three sets of cases each of which suggest that we implicitly assume some distinction between costs when applying the Demandingness Objection. We can explain each set of cases, but each set requires appeal to a separate dimension of the Demandingness Objection.
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Woollard, Fiona
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Woollard, Fiona
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Woollard, Fiona (2016) V-Dimensions of Demandingness. Proceedings of the Aristotelian Society, 116 (1), 89-106. (doi:10.1093/arisoc/aow003).

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The Demandingness Objection is the objection that a moral theory or principle is unacceptable because it asks more than we can reasonably expect. David Sobel, Shelley Kagan and Liam Murphy have each argued that the Demandingness Objection implicitly – and without justification – appeals to moral distinctions between different types of cost. I discuss three sets of cases each of which suggest that we implicitly assume some distinction between costs when applying the Demandingness Objection. We can explain each set of cases, but each set requires appeal to a separate dimension of the Demandingness Objection.

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Accepted/In Press date: 30 December 2015
e-pub ahead of print date: 26 May 2016
Published date: 2016
Organisations: Philosophy

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Local EPrints ID: 385818
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/385818
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Date deposited: 25 Jan 2016 10:00
Last modified: 15 Mar 2024 05:23

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