Towards Reunion in Ethics

This posthumous publication attempts to answer the question of what moral code is the most reasonable. Philosophers often turn to consequentialism or deontological ethics to address this issue. As the author points out, each has valid arguments but each i

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Jan Österberg

Towards Reunion in Ethics

Philosophical Studies Series Volume 138

Editor-in-Chief Mariarosaria Taddeo, Oxford Internet Institute, Digital Ethics Lab, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK Executive Editorial Board Patrick Allo, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussel, Belgium Massimo Durante, Università degli Studi di Torino, Torino, Italy Phyllis Illari, University College London, London, UK Shannon Vallor, Santa Clara University, Santa Clara, CA, USA Board of Consulting Editors Lynne Baker, Department of Philosophy, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, USA Stewart Cohen, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, USA Radu Bogdan, Dept. Philosophy, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA, USA Marian David, Karl-Franzens-Universität, Graz, Austria John Fischer, University of California, Riverside, Riverside, CA, USA Keith Lehrer, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA Denise Meyerson, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW, Australia Francois Recanati, Ecole Normale Supérieure, Institut Jean Nicod, Paris, France Mark Sainsbury, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA Barry Smith, State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, USA Nicholas Smith, Department of Philosophy, Lewis and Clark College, Portland, OR, USA Linda Zagzebski, Department of Philosophy, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK, USA

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Jan Österberg

Towards Reunion in Ethics

Jan Österberg Department of Philosophy University of Uppsala Uppsala, Sweden

ISSN 0921-8599     ISSN 2542-8349 (electronic) Philosophical Studies Series ISBN 978-3-030-12409-0    ISBN 978-3-030-12410-6 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-12410-6 Library of Congress Control Number: 2019936167 © Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2019 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors, and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. This Springer imprint is published by the registered company