Used – Moral Desert: A Critique

ISBN: 0761850694

Author: Simmons, Howard

Condition: Used

In this book, the author critically explores the idea that we deserve to be praised or rewarded for good behavior and blamed or punished when we act badly, which seems central to almost everyone's moral deliberation and practices. Simmons concludes that this idea cannot survive critical examination and he considers how punishment, distributive justice and personal morality may be understood without appealing to it.