Bad Things The Nature and Normative Role of Harm [Audiobook]

 
Bad Things The Nature and Normative Role of Harm [Audiobook]
Free Download Bad Things: The Nature and Normative Role of Harm (Audiobook)
English | ASIN: B0C6YJ2Y3X | 2023 | 11 hours and 00 minutes | M4B@64 kbps | 308 MB
Author: Neil Feit
Narrator: Gabriel Vaughan
Bad Things addresses various philosophical questions about the nature and moral relevance of harm. The most basic question is this: under what conditions does an event harm a given individual? Neil Feit focuses primarily on the metaphysics of harm, and he both defends and extends the counterfactual comparative account of harm. On this account, in its most basic form, an act or event harms an individual provided that she would have been better off if it had not occurred. The counterfactual comparative account is widely accepted but also widely criticized. Feit provides detailed and thorough responses to the most challenging objections.


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Normative Transformation and the War on Terrorism The Evolution of Targeted Killing, Torture, and Private Military Cont

 
Normative Transformation and the War on Terrorism The Evolution of Targeted Killing, Torture, and Private Military Cont
Free Download Simon Frankel Pratt, "Normative Transformation and the War on Terrorism: The Evolution of Targeted Killing, Torture, and Private Military Cont"
English | ISBN: 1316515176 | 2022 | 250 pages | PDF | 1172 KB
Pratt investigates the potential erosion of prohibiting assassination, torture, and mercenarism during the US's War on Terrorism. In examining the emergence and history of the US's targeted killing programme, detention and interrogation programme, and employment of armed contractors in warzones, he proposes that a 'normative transformation' has occurred, which has changed the meaning and content of these prohibitions, even though they still exist. Drawing on pragmatist philosophy, practice theory, and relational sociology, this book develops a new theory of normativity and institutional change, and offers new data about the decisions and activities of security practitioners. It is both a critical and constructive addition to the current literature on norm change, and addresses enduring debates about the role of culture and ethical judgement in the use of force. It will appeal to students and scholars of foreign and defence policy, international relations theory, international security, social theory, and American politics.


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Normative Pluralism

 
Normative Pluralism
Free Download Normative Pluralism: Resolving Conflicts between Moral and Prudential Reasons
English | 2022 | ISBN: 0197614698 | 249 Pages | PDF | 4 MB
The potential conflicts between morality and self-interest lie at the heart of ethics. These conflicts arise because both moral and prudential considerations apply to our choices. A widespread assumption in philosophical ethics is that by weighing moral and prudential reasons against each other, we can compare their relative weights and determine what we ought to do in the face of such conflicts. While this assumption might seem innocuous and fruitful, a closer examination suggests that it lacks both justification and the necessary content that would allow it to do the normative work it promises.


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Normative Ethics

 
Normative Ethics
Shelly Kagan, "Normative Ethics"
English | 1997 | ISBN: 0813308461, 0367317044 | PDF | pages: 350 | 4.6 mb
Providing a thorough introduction to current philosophical views on morality, Normative Ethics examines an act's rightness or wrongness in light of such factors as consequences, harm, and consent. Shelly Kagan offers a division between moral factors and theoretical foundations that reflects the actual working practices of contemporary moral philosophers.The first half of the book presents a systematic survey of the basic normative factors, focusing on controversial questions concerning the precise content of each factor, its scope and significance, and its relationship to other factors. The second half of the book then examines the competing theories about the foundations of normative ethics, theories that attempt to explain why the basic normative factors have the moral significance that they do.Intended for upper-level or graduate students of philosophy, this book should also appeal to the general reader looking for a clearly written overview of the basic principles of moral philosophy.


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