Dreier Contemporary Debates in Moral Theory

1. Auflage 2009
ISBN: 978-1-4051-5026-2
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
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E-Book, Englisch, 352 Seiten, E-Book

Reihe: Contemporary Debates in Philosophy

Contemporary Debates in Moral Theory features pairs of newlycommissioned essays by some of the leading theorists working in thefield today.
* Brings together fresh debates on the most controversial issuesin moral theory
* Questions include: Are moral requirements derived from reason?How demanding is morality? Are virtues the proper starting pointfor moral theorizing?
* Lively debate format sharply defines the issues, and paves theway for further discussion.
* Will serve as an accessible introduction to the major topics incontemporary moral theory, while also capturing the imagination ofprofessional philosophers.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Dreier, James

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Notes on Contributors.
Introduction James Dreier.
Part I: Normative Theory.
Is the rightness of action determined by the value ofconsequences?.
1. The Consequentialist Perspective: William Shaw.
2. Against Maximizing Act-Consequentialism: PeterVallentyne.
3. Reasons with Demands: Rethinking Rightness: AlastairNorcross.
Can contract theory ground morality?.
4. Moral Contractarianism as a Foundation for InterpersonalMorality: Samuel Freeman.
5. Can Contract Theory Ground Morality?: Philip Pettit.
Are the virtues the proper starting point for ethicaltheory?.
6. Are virtues the proper starting point for morality?: RosalindHursthouse.
7. Virtue theory: Julia Driver.
Part II: Reason and Motivation.
Are moral requirements derived from reason?.
8. Reason, Sentiment, and Categorical Imperatives: Samuel J.Kerstein.
9. Must We Weep for Sentimentalism?: Simon Blackburn.
Is motivation internal to moral judgment?.
10. How do moral judgments motivate? : SigrúnSvavarsdóttir.
11. Moral Motivation: R. Jay Wallace.
Part III: Moral Facts and Explanations.
Is morality fully factual?.
12. Moral Factualism: Peter Railton.
13. Morality without Moral Facts: Terry Horgan and MarkTimmons.
Do moral facts and properties explain anything?.
14. Moral Explanations Defended: Nicholas L. Sturgeon.
15. Moral Epistemology and the Because Constraint: NickZangwill.
Are there general moral principles?.
16. Ethical Generality and Moral Judgment: Robert Audi.
17. Defending Moral Particularism: Mark Lance and Margaret O.Little.
Index of Subjects.
Index of Names

Über Autor(innen)

James Dreier is Professor of Philosophy at Brown University. He works mainly in meta-ethics, and has published articles on relativism, expressivism, moral realism, practical rationality, decision theory, and the structure of normative theories.