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Abstract A contrary-to-duty obligation sometimes called a reparational duty is a conditional obligation where the condition is forbidden, e. This rule tells us roughly that if two formulas are provably equivalent, then so are the results of prefacing them with our basic operator, OB. Note that this guarantees that something is always obligatory even if only logical truths. Hansson, B. Now, if you do intend to write a check, will you necessarily intend to finish sending a check to Oxfam? Applying Utilitarianism to different sets, for the same agent in the same situation, can yield mutually incompatible prescriptions.
You can view this on the NLA website. Login Register. All publications Absolute obligations and ordered worlds with Barry Loewer. The united states should not launch a strike against iraq. Since Saddam Hussein has not engaged in any aggressive behavior since the Gulf War, launching an attack would be pre-emptive in nature.
International Ethics. In his recent book Professor Tuomela presents a philosophical account of social action that relies upon the presuppositions of his purposive-causal theory of individual action. In particular, the concept of "we-intention" plays as central a role in the new theory as does that of intention in the earlier one. This article examines Tuomela's concept of "we-intention". Tuomela's introduction of the concept into social action theory is motivated by the assumption that theories of individual actions … Read more In his recent book Professor Tuomela presents a philosophical account of social action that relies upon the presuppositions of his purposive-causal theory of individual action.
Tuomela's introduction of the concept into social action theory is motivated by the assumption that theories of individual actions and social actions are analogous relative to the role of a concept of intention in those theories. This assumption is criticized; and a number of difficulties with the new concept are discussed.
Collective Intentionality Intentions. The most important problem is philosophical deontic logic is to determine the logical form of expressions of conditional obligation. The dissertation shows first that this problem is closely related to David Lewis's well-known "problem about permission"--a problem concerning the characterization of changes in normative systems.