DEFINING SECOND-ORDER DESERT

• Authors: Nayır Beşir Özgür
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

Philosophers who work on desert-adjustment within axiology often articulate the concept of desert as follows: x deserves y on the basis of z. This formulation allows for a focused examination that encompasses deservers, deservings and desert bases. I call this first-order desert. This paper posits that axiology grounded solely in first-order desert fails to adequately capture our nuanced intuitions concerning desert. I contend that to construct an axiology that more effectively aligns with our desert-sensitive intuitions, we must incorporate considerations of second-order desert. Second-order desert is defined as follows: x deserves to live a life in which x deserves y on the basis of z. Initially, I provide a definition of first-order desert, followed by an elucidation of second-order desert. Subsequently, I explore various counter-arguments against my proposition. I defend my proposal against potential counter-arguments, demonstrating that a desert-adjusted axiological theory will be significantly better-off by incorporating second-order desert considerations.

Keywords

EN

DESERT; AXIOLOGY; ETHICS; DESERT-ADJUSTMENT

• Publisher: Institute of Philosophy of the Slovak Academy of Sciences and Institute of Philosophy of Academy of Sciences of Czech Republic
• Journal: Organon F. medzinárodný časopis pre analytickú filozofiu
• Year: 2024
• Volume: 31
• Issue: 3
• Pages: 216 – 230

Contributors

author

Nayır Beşir Özgür

• Boğaziçi University, Department of Philosophy, Boğaziçi University 34342, Istanbul, Turkey

• https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2649-2715

Identifiers

DOI

https://doi.org/10.31577/orgf.2024.31302