Value Gap

Toni Rønnow-Rasmussen explores the distinction between what is finally good and what is finally good-for: he argues that these two value notions are equally important in ethics and practical deliberation. His analysis challenges the widespread idea that there are no genuine practical and moral dilemmas.

List of contents

• Part I: Elements


• 1: Value Taxonomy


• 2: Good and Good-For


• 3: Challenging Value Monism


• 4: Challenging Good Monism


• 5: Good-For Unitarianism


• Part II: A Fitting-Attitude Analysis of Value


• 6: Fitting-Attitude Analysis


• 7: The Logical Consequence of Fitting Attitudes


• 8: The Fitting-Attitude Analysis Revised


• 9: 'Sake'


• 10: FA and Motivating Reasons


• 11: Favourings for No Reason


• 12: Mind the Value Gap

About the author

Toni Rønnow-Rasmussen is a Professor and Acting Chair in Practical Philosophy at the Department of Philosophy, Lund University. In 2015, he was elected member of Academia Europea. He is the author of Personal Value (OUP, 2011), and has more recently published articles on moral progress, fitting-attitude analysis, intrinsic and extrinsic value, pro- and contra-attitudes, reasons, and on the metaethical view that he calls on-conditionalism.

Summary

Toni Rønnow-Rasmussen explores the distinction between what is finally good and what is finally good-for: he argues that these two value notions are equally important in ethics and practical deliberation. His analysis challenges the widespread idea that there are no genuine practical and moral dilemmas.

Additional text

This volume provides an engaging discussion of the distinction between relational and nonrelational goods, that is, being good for a subject rather than being good simpliciter.

Product details

• Authors: Toni (Professor and Acting Ch R^d/onnow-Rasmussen, Toni (Professor and Acting Chair Rnnow-Rasmussen, Toni (Lund University) Ronnow-Rasmussen, Toni (Professor and Acting Chair Ronnow-Rasmussen, Toni Rønnow-Rasmussen
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2021
• EAN: 9780192848215
• ISBN: 978-0-19-284821-5
• No. of pages: 238
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works; PHILOSOPHY / Mind & Body, PHILOSOPHY / Ethics & Moral Philosophy, Philosophy of Mind, Philosophy, Ethics & moral philosophy, Ethics and moral philosophy