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Miniature of Damned If You Do, Damned If You Don't: A Logical Analysis of Moral Dilemmas
Damned If You Do, Damned If You Don't: A Logical Analysis of Moral Dilemmas

Date: 2018-05-01

Creator: Samuel Monkman

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This project explores the logical structure of moral dilemmas. I introduce the notion of genuine contingent moral dilemmas, as well as basic topics in deontic logic. I then examine two formal arguments claiming that dilemmas are logically impossible. Each argument relies on certain principles of normative reasoning sometimes accepted as axioms of deontic logic. I argue that the principle of agglomeration and a statement of entailment of obligations are both not basic to ethical reasoning, concluding that dilemmas will be admissible under some logically consistent ethical theories. In the final chapter, I examine some consequences of admitting dilemmas into a theory, in particular how doing so complicates assignment of blame.
Miniature of Being and Salvation: Environmental Implications of Martin Heidegger's Thought
Being and Salvation: Environmental Implications of Martin Heidegger's Thought
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    Date: 2024-01-01

    Creator: Eleanor S. Huntington

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