The confluence of philosophy and law in applied ethics. ([2016])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Norbert Paulo.
• Authors: Paulo, Norbert
• Contents: PART I: ETHICS AND LAW -- 1 The Black-Box Problem -- METHODS -- OUTLINE -- 2 Ethics, Applied Ethics, and Law -- TERMINOLOGY: ETHICS AND MORALITY -- ETHICS, APPLIED ETHICS, BIOETHICS -- ETHICS AND LAW -- CONCLUSION -- PART II: METHODS IN LEGAL THEORY -- 3 Norms -- ABSTRACT AND GENERAL NORMS -- PRINCIPLES AND RULES -- Dworkin on Principles -- Principles as Optimization Requirements -- 4 Norm Application -- DEDUCTIVE STRUCTURE -- INTERPRETATION -- RULES OF INTERPRETATION -- Some Intricacies -- REASONING WITH PRECEDENTS -- Precedents -- What is binding? -- Strict binding force? -- ANALOGICAL REASONING -- Brewer's Theory of Analogical Reasoning -- The sequence of processes -- CONCLUSION -- 5 Norm Development -- EXPANSIONS -- Supplementation -- Conflict of principles: proportionality test -- The four steps -- Critique -- Gap-Filling -- Distinguishing -- REVISIONS -- Overruling -- Correction of Mistakes -- NEW LEGISLATION -- CONCLUSION -- PART III: METHODS IN CONTEMPORARY ETHICAL THEORIES -- 6 Principlism -- THE STRUCTURE OF PRINCIPLISM -- Clusters of Principles and the Common Morality -- Principles and Rules -- Ideals, Virtues, and Rights -- PRINCIPLISM's NORMATIVE CONTENT -- Respect for Autonomy -- Nonmaleficence -- Beneficence, Impartiality, and Moral Status -- Justice -- Relationship -- THEORY OF JUSTIFICATION -- METHODS -- Specification -- The importance of revisions and expansions -- Richardson's definition -- Interpretation -- Abandoning specification -- Balancing -- The constraining conditions and proportionality -- Critique and alternatives -- CONCLUSION -- 7 Casuistry -- THE BASICS -- THE STRUCTURE OF CASUISTRY -- Morphology -- Taxonomy -- Kinetics -- CRITIQUE -- Cases do not speak for themselves -- What rules the case? -- Importance of the Taxonomy -- The Role of Paradigms -- Arbitrary Kinetics -- Casuistry's Conventionality -- A BETTER STRUCTURE FOR CAUSISTRY -- Rules: Maxims and Paradigms -- Application of Paradigms -- Overruling and Distinguishing Paradigms -- Analogical Reasoning -- CONCLUSION -- 8 Consequentialism -- PETER SINGER's PREFERENCE UTILITARIANISM -- The Practice of Singer's Theory -- BRAD HOOKER's RULE-CONSEQUENTIALISM -- The Basic Theory -- Structure -- Impartiality, Reflective Equilibrium, and Pluralism -- Prima Facie Rules, Interpretation, and Conflicts -- Hooker on Euthanasia -- CONCLUSION -- 9 The Morisprudence Model for Applied Ethics -- DEDUCTIVE NORM APPLICATION -- APPLICATION AND DEVELOPMENT -- WHY THE MORISPRIDENCE MODEL? -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
• Publisher Details: London : Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication Date: 2016
• Extent: 1 online resource (viii, 250 pages)
• Subjects: 170; Philosophy; Applied ethics; Bioethics; Law and ethics; PHILOSOPHY / Ethics & Moral Philosophy; PHILOSOPHY / Social; Applied ethics; Bioethics; Law and ethics; Philosophy -- Movements -- Analytic; Philosophy -- Ethics & Moral Philosophy; Law -- Reference; Philosophy -- Social; Analytical philosophy & Logical Positivism; Bio-ethics; Jurisprudence & philosophy of law; Social & political philosophy; Ethics; Analysis (Philosophy); Ethics & moral philosophy; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781137557346; 1137557346; 1137557338; 9781137557339
• Related ISBNs: 9781137557339
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed June 24, 2016).
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