Moral Obligation: Volume 27, Part 2

The notion of obligation occupies a central place in morality. The essays in this volume address this issue.

List of contents

1. Reflection and morality Charles Larmore; 2. Untying a knot from the inside out: reflections on the 'paradox' of supererogation Terry Horgan and Mark Timmons; 3. Subjective rightness Holly M. Smith; 4. Underivative duty: Prichard on moral obligation Thomas Hurka; 5. 'But it would be wrong' Stephen Darwall; 6. Moral obligation, blame, and self governance John Skorupski; 7. Making room for options: moral reasons, imperfect duties, and choice Patricia Greenspan; 8. The obligation to be virtuous: Kant's conception of the Tugendverpflichtung Paul Guyer; 9. A conceptual and (preliminary) normative explanation of waste Andrew Jason Cohen; 10. The duty to seek peace Bernard R. Boxhill; 11. Goals, luck, and moral obligation R. G. Frey; 12. Moral obligation after the death of God: critical reflections on concerns from Immanuel Kant, G. W. F. Hegel, and Elizabeth Anscombe H. Tristram Engelhardt, Jr.

Summary

The notion of obligation occupies a central place in morality. The twelve essays in this volume address this and related issues. Some discuss broad theoretical questions, some look at moral reasons for action. Others discuss specific moral obligations or the tensions that may exist between our obligations and our other concerns.

Product details

• Authors: Ellen Frankel Paul, Ellen Frankel (Bowling Green State Universit Paul, Ellen Frankel Miller Paul
• Assisted by: Fred D. Miller (Editor), Jr Miller (Editor), Jr Fred D. Miller (Editor), Fred D. Miller Jr (Editor), Ellen Frankel Paul (Editor), Ellen Frankel (Bowling Green State University Paul (Editor), Jeffrey Paul (Editor), Jeffrey (Bowling Green State University Paul (Editor)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 16.07.2010
• EAN: 9780521168960
• ISBN: 978-0-521-16896-0
• No. of pages: 345
• Series: Social Philosophy and Policy; Social Philosophy and Policy
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works