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Understanding the Social Dimensions of Morality: Three Essays in Contractualist Moral Reasoning

Salomon, Aaron (2022) Understanding the Social Dimensions of Morality: Three Essays in Contractualist Moral Reasoning. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

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Abstract

My dissertation provides a new interpretation of the ways in which Contractualism embodies the idea of morality as a social phenomenon. It suggests that evaluating what one is morally required to do by appeal to hypothetical conventions provides the wrong model for morality’s social function, and that deriving moral requirements by appeal to maxims—the principles according to which we see ourselves as acting—does far better on this score. It also provides a way of explaining how actual conventions can settle moral questions in a way that’s consistent with this emphasis on maxims. And, finally, it defends a novel Contractualist explanation of when and why moral duties are owed to other agents.


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Item Type: University of Pittsburgh ETD
Status: Unpublished
Creators/Authors:
CreatorsEmailPitt UsernameORCID
Salomon, AaronAMS540@pitt.eduAMS540
ETD Committee:
TitleMemberEmail AddressPitt UsernameORCID
Committee ChairPallikkathayil, Japajapa@pitt.edu
Committee MemberLewinsohn, Jedjed@pitt.edu
Committee MemberThompson, Michaelmthompso@pitt.edu
Committee MemberStilz, Annaastilz@princeton.edu
Date: 13 August 2022
Date Type: Publication
Defense Date: 13 June 2022
Approval Date: 19 November 2024
Submission Date: 2 August 2022
Access Restriction: No restriction; Release the ETD for access worldwide immediately.
Number of Pages: 119
Institution: University of Pittsburgh
Schools and Programs: Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences > Philosophy
Degree: PhD - Doctor of Philosophy
Thesis Type: Doctoral Dissertation
Refereed: Yes
Uncontrolled Keywords: Contractualism, Directed Duties, Property Rights, Ideal World Problem
Date Deposited: 19 Nov 2024 16:37
Last Modified: 20 Nov 2024 17:00
URI: http://d-scholarship.pitt.edu/id/eprint/43459

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