Conclusion

Abstract

Abstract This chapter discusses some recurring themes in the book, and also provides some concluding thoughts. Among the recurring themes are causal inefficacy (otherwise known as ‘inconsequentialism’), questions about the demandingness of duty, the paradox of desert, and the extent to which offence should have weight in moral deliberations. Comparisons and contrasts are drawn between how these themes manifest in the different topics. The chapter then notes that some of the views, and as well as the set of views defended in the book, are unusual. Common views about morality, it is suggested, are unreliable. In a final section on human fallibility, there is a discussion about the ethics of judging others, and about (current and future) retrospective moral judgements.