Some question-begging objections to rule consequentialism

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Perl, Caleb. (2022). Some question-begging objections to rule consequentialism. Australasian Journal of Philosophy. pp. 1-16. https://doi.org/10.1080/00048402.2022.2056213
AuthorsPerl, Caleb
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This paper defends views like rule consequentialism by distinguishing between two sorts of ideal world objections. It aims to show that one of those sorts of objections is question-begging. Its success would open up a path forward for such views.

Keywordsrule consequentialism; ideal world; contractualism; cluelessness
Year2022
JournalAustralasian Journal of Philosophy
Journal citationpp. 1-16
PublisherRoutledge
ISSN0004-8402
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)https://doi.org/10.1080/00048402.2022.2056213
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