Setiya on Consequentialism and Constraints
Ryan Cox, Matthew Hammerton
Abstract
Abstract It is widely held that agent-neutral consequentialism is incompatible with deontic constraints. Recently, Kieran Setiya has challenged this orthodoxy by presenting a form of agent-neutral consequentialism that he claims can capture deontic constraints. In this reply, we argue against Setiya's proposal by pointing to features of deontic constraints that his account fails to capture.
Topics & Concepts
Deontic logicConsequentialismOrthodoxyPhilosophyEpistemologyLaw and economicsMathematical economicsEconomicsTheologyFree Will and AgencyPhilosophy and Theoretical SciencePhilosophical Ethics and Theory