Defending a possibilist insight in consequentialist thought

Philosophical Studies

Volumn 142, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 183-195

  Vessel, Jean Paul ^a  

^a NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Actualism; Conditional obligation; Conditionals; Consequentialism; Possibilism; Utilitarianism

Indexed keywords

EID: 59849126157     PISSN: 00318116     EISSN: 15730883     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11098-007-9182-0     Document Type: Article

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