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The Demandingness of Deontological Duties: Is the Absolute Impermissibility of Placatory Torture Irrational?

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Author	Kramer, Matthew H.
Copyright Year	2019
Abstract	Consequentialist doctrines have often been criticized for their excessive demandingness, in that they require the thorough instrumentalization of each person’s life as a vehicle for the production of good consequences. In turn, the proponents of such doctrines have often objected to what they perceive as the irrationality of the demandingness of deontological duties. In this paper, I shall address objections of the latter kind in an effort to show that they are unfounded. My investigation of this matter will unfold by reference to a scenario that strikingly and concretely exemplifies the demandingness of deontological duties. That scenario, which involves a situation of torture (specifically, placatory torture – in other words, torture undertaken for the purpose of appeasing people who have demanded that it be administered), will serve as a springboard for my endeavor to vindicate the rationality of deontological absolutes and will help to illuminate the endeavor’s practical implications.
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ISSN	21945616
e-ISSN	21945624
DOI	10.1515/mopp-2018-0045
Journal	Moral Philosophy and Politics
Issue Number	1
Volume Number	6
Language	English
Publisher	Walter de Gruyter GmbH
Publisher Date	2019-05-27
Access Restriction	Open
Subject Keyword	Moral Philosophy and Politics Philosophy Deontology Consequentialism Practical Rationality Morality Moral Duties Moral Absolutes Torture Moral Integrity Samuel Scheffler Journal: Moral Philosophy and Politics, Issue- 554
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	History and Philosophy of Science Sociology and Political Science Philosophy

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