Suffering and Moral Responsibility

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Jamie Mayerfeld (Assistant Professor of Political Science, Assistant Professor of Political Science, University of Washington)

Suffering and Moral Responsibility

Jamie Mayerfeld (Assistant Professor of Political Science, Assistant Professor of Political Science, University of Washington)

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English

Oxford University Press Inc
01 May 1999

Western philosophy, from c 1900 -; Ethics & moral philosophy; Political science & theory

Series: Oxford Ethics Series

In this original study, Jamie Mayerfeld undertakes a careful inquiry into the meaning and moral significance of suffering. Understanding suffering in hedonistic terms as an affliction of feeling, he addresses difficulties associated with its identification and measurement. He then turns to an examination of the duty to relieve suffering: its content, its weight relative to other moral considerations, and the role it should play in our lives.

Among the claims defended in the book are that suffering needs to be distinguished from both physical pain and the frustration of desire, that interpersonal comparisons of the intensity of happiness and suffering are possible, that several psychological processes hinder our awareness of other people's suffering, and that the prevention of suffering should often be pursued indirectly. Mayerfeld concludes his discussion by arguing that the reduction of suffering is morally more important than the promotion of happiness, and that most of us greatly underestimate the force of the duty to prevent suffering.

As the first systematic book-length inquiry into the moral significance of suffering, Suffering and Moral Responsibility makes an important contribution to moral philosophy and political theory, and will interest specialists in each of these areas.

By: Jamie Mayerfeld (Assistant Professor of Political Science Assistant Professor of Political Science University of Washington)
Imprint: Oxford University Press Inc
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 242mm, Width: 164mm, Spine: 23mm
Weight: 550g
ISBN: 9780195115994
ISBN 10: 0195115996
Series: Oxford Ethics Series
Pages: 252
Publication Date: 01 May 1999
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

1.: Introduction 2.: The Meaning of Suffering 3.: The Measurement of Suffering 4.: The Moral Significance of Suffering 5.: The Duty to Relieve Suffering 6.: The Moral Asymmetry of Happiness and Suffering 7.: Trade-offs Internal to the Duty to Relieve Suffering 8.: The Limits of the Duty to Relieve Suffering Notes Bibliography Index