Conversations on Ethics

1. Auflage 2011
ISBN: 978-0-19-960294-0
Verlag: Oxford University Press

Buch, Englisch, 270 Seiten, Format (B × H): 139 mm x 217 mm, Gewicht: 382 g

Can we trust our intuitive judgments of right and wrong? Are moral judgements objective? What reason do we have to do what is right and avoid doing what is wrong? In Conversations on Ethics, Alex Voorhoeve elicits answers to these questions from eleven outstanding philosophers and social scientists:

Ken Binmore
Philippa Foot
Harry Frankfurt
Allan Gibbard
Daniel Kahneman
Frances Kamm
Alasdair MacIntyre
T. M. Scanlon
Peter Singer
David Velleman
Bernard Williams

The exchanges are direct, open, and sharp, and give a clear account of these thinkers' core ideas about ethics. They also provide unique insights into their intellectual development - how they became interested in ethics, and how they conceived the ideas for which they became famous.

Conversations on Ethics will engage anyone interested in moral philosophy.

Zielgruppe

Readers at all levels interested in moral questions

Autoren/Hrsg.

Voorhoeve, Alex (London School of Economics)

Voorhoeve, Alex

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Ethik, Moralphilosophie
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Angewandte Ethik & Soziale Verantwortung

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction
Part I. Ethics and Intuitions
1: Frances Kamm: In Search of the Deep Structure of Morality
2: Peter Singer: Each of Us Is Just One Among Others
3: Daniel Kahneman: Can We Trust Our Intuitions?
Part II. Virtue and Flourishing
4: Philippa Foot: The Grammar of Goodness
5: Alasdair MacIntyre: The Illusion of Self-Sufficiency
Part III. Ethics and Evolution
6: Ken Binmore: The Origin of Fairness
7: Allan Gibbard: A Pragmatic Justification of Morality
Part IV. Unity and Dissent
8: T. M. Scanlon: The Kingdom of Ends on the Cheap
9: Bernard Williams: A Mistrustful Animal
Part V. Love and Morality
10: Harry Frankfurt: The Necessity of Love
11: David Velleman: Really Seeing Another

Über Autor(innen)

Voorhoeve, Alex
Alex Voorhoeve is a Senior Lecturer in philosophy at the London School of Economics. He has written on ideals of equality and responsibility, on well-being, and on the theory of rational choice. His articles have appeared in Philosophy & Public Affairs, Economics and Philosophy, and The Journal of Political Philosophy, among others.