Acknowledgements; Contents; List of Tables; Illustrations; Abbreviations; Introduction; 1 Normative-Ethical Foundations; 1.1 Normative Ethics; 1.2 Moral Theories; 1.2.1 The Theoretical Component; 1.2.1.1 The Moral Status of Acts; 1.2.1.2 Acts; 1.2.1.3 Choice Situations; 1.2.1.4 Agents; 1.2.1.5 Normative Factors; 1.2.2 The Practical Component; 1.2.3 Some Distinctions Between Moral Theories; 1.3 Summary; 2 Metaethical Foundations; 2.1 The Rawlsian Approach; 2.2 Interpretations of the Rawlsian Approach; 2.2.1 The Top-Down Approach; 2.2.2 The Reflective-Equilibrium Approach

2.2.3 The Bottom-Up Approach2.3 Provisional Fixed Points; 2.4 Trolley Cases; 2.4.1 Characteristics; 2.4.2 Uses; 2.4.3 Pros and Cons; 2.5 Summary; 3 Methodology; 3.1 The Definitional Method; 3.1.1 The Definition of Consequentialism; 3.1.2 The Humpty Dumpty Defence; 3.2 The Family Resemblance Approach; 3.2.1 The First Version; 3.2.2 The Second Version; 3.3 Summary; 4 Consequentialism and Its Variants; 4.1 Classic Utilitarianism; 4.1.1 The Theoretical Component; 4.1.2 The Practical Component; 4.1.3 Characteristics; 4.1.4 Motivation; 4.2 Variants of Consequentialism; 4.2.1 Unmotivated Variants

4.2.1.1 Subjective Consequentialism4.2.1.2 Indirect Consequentialism; 4.2.1.3 Alternative Theories of Well-Being; 4.2.2 Non-Maximizing Variants; 4.2.2.1 Motivation; 4.2.2.2 Options; 4.2.3 Alternative Welfarist Conceptions of the Good; 4.2.3.1 Motivation; 4.2.3.2 Options; 4.2.4 Alternatives to Welfarism; 4.2.4.1 Motivation; 4.2.4.2 Options; 4.3 Summary; 5 Joining the Dots; 5.1 The Case Against Classic Utilitarianism; 5.2 Consequentialist Replies; 5.2.1 Consequentialist Constraints; 5.2.2 Slote's Comparative Satisficing; 5.2.3 Hurka's Maxificing

5.2.4 Alternative Welfarist Conceptions of the Good5.3 Summary; 6 Conclusion; References; Index