• Consequentialism and Its Demands: The Role of Institutions 

      Tanyi, Attila Geza; Miklos, Andras (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2024-04-17)
      Consequentialism is often criticized as being overly demanding, and this overdemandingness is seen as sufficient to reject it as a moral theory. This paper takes the plausibility and coherence of this objection—the Demandingness Objection—as a given. Our question, therefore, is how to respond to the Objection. We put forward a response relying on the framework of institutional consequentialism we ...
    • Policing, Undercover Policing and ‘Dirty Hands’: The Case of State Entrapment 

      Tanyi, Attila Geza; McLeod, Stephen K; Hill, Daniel J. (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel, 2024)
      Under a ‘dirty hands’ model of undercover policing, it inevitably involves situations where whatever the state agent does is morally problematic. Christopher Nathan argues against this model. Nathan’s criticism of the model is predicated on the contention that it entails the view, which he considers objectionable, that morally wrongful acts are central to undercover policing. We address this criticism, ...