The probabilistic nature of objective consequentialism

Theoria

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 46-67

  Vessel, Jean Paul ^a  

^a NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Consequentialism; Objective; Probability; Subjunctive; Utilitarianism

Indexed keywords

EID: 59849122826     PISSN: 00405825     EISSN: 17552567     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1755-2567.2007.tb01187.x     Document Type: Review

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