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1 online resource (viii, 236 pages) |
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Bradford book
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| Contents |
Conditionals and explanations / Jonathan Bennett -- Question about sets / Richard L. Cartwright -- Money, politics, political equality / Joshua Cohen -- Fiddling second : reflections on "A Defense of Abortion" / N. Ann Davis -- Word giving, word taking / Catherine Z. Elgin -- Virtue ethics without character traits / Gilbert Harman -- Rethinking Kant's hedonism / Barbara Herman -- Toward the essence of nonconsequentialism / F.M. Kamm -- What do fathers owe their children? / Claudia Mills -- Thomson on self-defense / T.M. Scanlon |
| Summary |
A diverse collection of essays, which reflect the breadth of Judith Jarvis Thomson's philosophical work. The diversity of topics discussed in this book reflects the breadth of Judith Jarvis Thomson's philosophical work. Throughout her long career at MIT, Thomson's straightforward approach and emphasis on problem-solving have shaped philosophy in significant ways. Some of the book's contributions discuss specific moral and political issues such as abortion, self-defense, the rights and obligations of prospective fathers, and political campaign finance. Other contributions concern the foundations of moral theory, focusing on hedonism, virtue ethics, the nature of nonconsequentialism, and the objectivity of moral claims. Finally, contributions in metaphysics and epistemology discuss the existence of sets, the structures reflected in conditional statements, and the commitments of testimony. ContributorsJonathan Bennett, Richard L. Cartwright, Joshua Cohen, N. Ann Davis, Catherine Z. Elgin, Gilbert Harman, Barbara Herman, Frances Myrna Kamm, Claudia Mills, T.M. Scanlon, Ernest Sosa |
| Analysis |
PHILOSOPHY/General |
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"A Bradford book." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
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Ethics.
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Metaphysics.
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First philosophy.
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ethics (philosophy)
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metaphysics.
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PHILOSOPHY -- Social.
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PHILOSOPHY -- Ethics & Moral Philosophy.
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First philosophy
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Ethics
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Metaphysics
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| Genre/Form |
Festschriften
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Festschriften.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Thomson, Judith Jarvis
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Byrne, Alex, 1960-
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Stalnaker, Robert.
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Wedgwood, Ralph.
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| ISBN |
9780262269612 |
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0262269619 |
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0262525623 |
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9780262525626 |
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