Being Good and Being Logical: Philosophical Groundwork for a New Deontic Logic: Philosophical Groundwork for a New Deontic Logic

by Forrester,James W.

• ISBN13: 9781563248801
• ISBN10: 1563248808
• eBook ISBN(s): 9781317476085
• Format: Nonspecific Binding
• Copyright: 1996-06-30
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

We all reason about what we ought to do, what should be, and what is permissible, but neither Standard Deontic Logic (SDL) nor its more recent variants adequately represent the principles of our deontic reasoning.
In this groundbreaking new work, author James Forrester first explores the shortcomings of standard deontic systems, and concludes that we need a new type of deontic logic; in the second part of the book, he presents a new deontic logic and semantics that fit our deontic reasoning better than standard systems. Finally, in a third section, Forrester sketches some original implications of his new deontic logic for practical reasoning.
This book will be of interest to all philosophers, especially those with an interest in questions of moral and practical reasoning.

Author Biography

James Wm. Forrester is professor of philosophy at the University of Wyoming.

Table of Contents

Problems of Standard Deontic Logic

What is Deontic Logic, and Why Should I Care?

Standard Deontic Logic

What is Left for Deontic Logic?

'Ought to Be' and 'Ought to Do'

Why Deontic Logic Needs a Semantics

The SDL Semantics of 'Ought to Do'

Deontically Accessible Worlds

The SDL Semantics of 'Ought to Do'

The Principle of Backward Translation

The SDL Semantics of 'Ought to Do'

Epistemic Problems

New Light on Old Problems

The Semantics of 'Ought to Be' Statements

A New Deontic Logic

Rights and What Ought to Be

Can Duties Be Multiplied Beyond Necessity?

Moral Realism and the Need for a New Semantics

A New Deontic Semantics

Being Good and Being Logical

Deontic Logic and Practical Reasoning

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