Non-consequentialism, the person as an end-in-itself, and the significance of status

Abstract

The article discusses the structure of nonconsequentialism–including options not to maximize the good and restrictions based on the harm/not aid distinction and the intention/foresight distinction–in part by way of consideration of works by Kagan, Quinn, and Thomson. Options are connected with the idea of the person as an aid in itself as are restrictions on harming some to and others. Consideration is also given to when it is permissible to harm some to and others, as in the trolley problem case.