Original title: Hraniční povinnosti a neostré hodnoty: Analýza vágnosti v etice
Translated title: Borderline duties and fuzzy values: An analysis of vagueness in ethics
Authors: Bridgewater Mateu, Martí ; Andrić, Vuko (advisor) ; Salamon, Janusz (referee)
Document type: Master’s theses
Year: 2023
Language: eng
Abstract: The aim of this thesis is to argue that the problem of overdemanding obligation in consequentialism within normative ethics is fundamentally a problem of vagueness in the specific sense in which the issue is treated within the philosophy of logic and language. This realisation leads to a substantial reframing of the question with two main takeaways: the first is an undermining of the plausibility of maximising consequentialism, and the second is that certain fairly intricate positions taken on issues of the philosophy of logic bear heavily on commitments we may adopt at the level of normative ethics.
Keywords: Overdemandingness; satisficing consequentialism; scalar consequentialism; sorites paradox; vagueness; Overdemandingness; satisficing consequentialism; scalar consequentialism; sorites paradox; vagueness

Institution: Charles University Faculties (theses) (web)
Document availability information: Available in the Charles University Digital Repository.
Original record: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11956/186181

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