• Consequentialism and Its Demands: The Role of Institutions 

      Miklos, Andras; Tanyi, Attila (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel, 2020-02-25)
      It isn’t saying much to claim that morality is demanding; the question, rather, is: can morality be so demanding that we have reason not to follow its dictates? According to many, it can, if that morality is a consequentialist one. 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. ...
    • 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 ...