Acting rightly : Three dimensions of moral conduct
Journal article
Audi, Robert. (2021). Acting rightly : Three dimensions of moral conduct. Ratio. 34(1), pp. 56-67. https://doi.org/10.1111/rati.12286
Authors | Audi, Robert |
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Abstract | Philosophical literature in normative ethics has tended to concentrate on (1) what we should do—what acts we should perform—or (2) virtues of character, understood as leading to the right deeds or (3), as most notable in Kant, the importance of motivation appraising agents and actions. All these elements—actions, virtues, and motives—are ethically significant. But there is a dimension of moral responsibility that should be given a place beside obligations to act, virtues of character, and appraisability of actions in relation to their motivation. It is the manner in which actions are performed. This can be right or wrong, an object of intention, and behavior for a reason; and it is important for assessing moral virtue. This paper explores manners of action, shows why they apparently do not reduce to kinds of actions, and proposes an account of their importance. The result is a wider conception of acting rightly than the common understanding on which it simply doing the right thing, a partial account of how acting rightly figures in the content of intention, and a sketch of the moral dimensions of the manners in which we act. |
Keywords | adverbs of manner; intention; Kantian ethics; moral worth; motivation; obligation |
Year | 2021 |
Journal | Ratio |
Journal citation | 34 (1), pp. 56-67 |
Publisher | Wiley |
ISSN | 0034-0006 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1111/rati.12286 |
Scopus EID | 2-s2.0-85089864530 |
Research or scholarly | Research |
Page range | 56-67 |
Publisher's version | License All rights reserved File Access Level Controlled |
Output status | Published |
Publication dates | |
Online | 27 Aug 2020 |
Publication process dates | |
Accepted | 11 Jul 2020 |
Deposited | 25 May 2022 |
https://acuresearchbank.acu.edu.au/item/8xx3q/acting-rightly-three-dimensions-of-moral-conduct
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