Essays about: "Contractarian moral theory"

Found 2 essays containing the words Contractarian moral theory.

1. 1. What is Wrong Between Us? : On the problem of circularity in Scanlon's contractualism

   University essay from Institutionen för kultur och kommunikation; Filosofiska fakulteten

   Author : Jesper Ahlin; [2013]
   Keywords : Contractualism; Scanlon; circularity; moral pluralism;

   Abstract : In this essay, the Scanlonian contractualist formula will be understood as follows: Within the domain of morality of what we owe to each other, an action is morally wrong if it follows principles that similarly motivated people can reasonably reject. Consequently, the concept of ‘reasonable rejection’ is the operative element in moral valuation, thus begging the question of what it is for a rejection to be reasonable. READ MORE

3. 2. Deriving morality from rationality -A defence of the rationalchoice framework of David Gauthier's moral theory

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Praktisk filosofi

   Author : Fritz-Anton Fritzson; [2005]
   Keywords : Moral motivation; Rational-choice framework; Contractarian moral theory; Systematic philosophy; ethics; aesthetics; metaphysics; epistemology; ideology; Systematisk filosofi; etik; estetik; metafysik; kunskapsteori; ideologi; Philosophy and Religion;

   Abstract : In this essay I will argue that any plausible moral theory should be able to provide a good answer to the question "why should I be moral"? This is the question of moral motivation. I will further suggest that a contractarian moral theory, such as that of David Gauthier,1 provides a plausible answer to this question. READ MORE