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Introduction Introduction
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Maxims and Character Maxims and Character
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Hill on Environmental Ethics and the Inadequacy of Act-Centered Theories Hill on Environmental Ethics and the Inadequacy of Act-Centered Theories
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The Repugnant Conclusion The Repugnant Conclusion
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Generalizing: A Problem for Utilitarianism Generalizing: A Problem for Utilitarianism
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Generalizing Further: A Problem for All Act-Centered Theories Generalizing Further: A Problem for All Act-Centered Theories
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Is There Another Way of Doing Moral Theory? Is There Another Way of Doing Moral Theory?
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Note on Contributing to Overpopulation Note on Contributing to Overpopulation
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Intuition and Theory Intuition and Theory
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Summary Summary
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References References
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9 Virtue, Repugnance, and Deontology
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Published:March 2015
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Abstract
Derek Parfit’s much discussed “repugnant conclusion” that concerns moral questions about population size presumably makes trouble for certain forms of utilitarianism. After explaining in some detail Parfit’s case for the repugnant conclusion, this chapter goes on to argue that the problem generalizes not only to other versions of utilitarianism, but to all standard act-centered theories of right conduct, including standard deontological theories. Inspired by Tom Hill’s influential article, “Ideals of Human Excellence and Preserving Natural Environments,” which has one shift attention from questions about actions that involve rights violations or involve interfering with the interests of sentient creatures to questions of character, this chapter proceeds to appropriate Hill’s character-based approach as a way of addressing the repugnant conclusion.
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