| Description |
x, 446 pages ; 25 cm |
| Series |
Blackwell philosophy guides ; 2 |
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Blackwell philosophy guides ; 2
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| Contents |
Pt. I. Meta-Ethics. 1. Moral Realism / Michael Smith. 2. Relativism / Simon Blackburn. 3. Divine Command Theory / Philip L. Quinn. 4. Naturalism / James Rachels. 5. Moral Intuition / Jeff McMahan. 6. The End of Ethics / John D. Caputo. 7. Psychological Egoism / Elliott Sober. 8. Moral Psychology / Laurence Thomas -- Pt. II. Normative Ethics. 9. Act-Utilitarianism / R. G. Frey. 10. Rule-Consequentialism / Brad Hooker. 11. Nonconsequentialism / F. M. Kamm. 12. Kantianism / Thomas E. Hill, Jr. 13. Contractarianism / Geoffrey Sayre-McCord. 14. Intuitionism / David McNaughton. 15. Rights / L. W. Sumner. 16. Libertarianism / Jan Narveson. 17. Virtue Ethics / Michael Slote. 18. Feminist Ethics / Alison M. Jaggar. 19. Continental Ethics / William R. Schroeder. 20. Pragmatic Ethics / Hugh LaFollette. 21. Toward Reconciliation in Ethics / James P. Sterba |
| Summary |
"Ranging from moral realism to virtue ethics, this new volume presents a thorough survey of ethical theory."--BOOK JACKET. "Written by an international assembly of leading moral philosophers, twenty-one newly commissioned papers develop the themes, discuss the problems, and evaluate the arguments of the main normative and meta-ethical philosophical outlooks."--BOOK JACKET |
| Notes |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Also available online via the World Wide Web by subscription to netLibrary, Inc. (CEIRC Shared Collection) |
| Subject |
Ethics.
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| Author |
LaFollette, Hugh, 1948-
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| LC no. |
99033934 |
| ISBN |
0631201181 (hb : alk. paper) |
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063120119X (paperback: alk. paper) |
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