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A collection of essays by prestigious authors discussing the work of Bernard Gert, Stone Professor of Intellectual and Moral Philosophy at Dartmouth College.
List of contents
Chapter 1 The Scope and Structure of the Essays: A Short Introduction Chapter 2 Precis of Morality: Its Nature and Justification Chapter 3 Part I: Justification and Method Chapter 4 Justification in Bernard Gert's Moral Theory Chapter 5 Gert's Moral Theory and Discourse Ethics Chapter 6 On the Relevance of Ignorance to the Demands of Morality Chapter 7 Part II: Rationality and Reasons Chapter 8 Reasons and Rationality in the Moral Philosophy of Bernard Gert Chapter 9 Gert on Reasons, Rationality, Harms, and Lists Chapter 10 Bernard Gert's Complex Hybrid Conception of Rationality Chapter 11 Part III: Consequences and Rules Chapter 12 Gert on Aid to Others Chapter 13 Gert Contra Consequentialism Chapter 14 The Role of Rules Chapter 15 Part IV: Ideals and Goods Chapter 16 Moral Ideals Chapter 17 Accentuate the Negative: Negative Values, Moral Theory, and Common Sense Chapter 18 A Note on Harms and Evils in Gert's Moral Theory Chapter 19 Is the Lessening of Evil the Only Goal of Morality? A Role for Eudaimonia in Gert's Moral System Chapter 20 Part V: Virtue and Character Chapter 21 Rules and Virtues Chapter 22 Character, Immoraility, and Punishment Chapter 23 Part VI: Reply Chapter 24 Replies to my Critics
About the author
Walter Sinnott-Armstrong is professor of philosophy at Dartmouth College. Robert Audi is professor of philosophy at the University of Nebraska, and editor of the Rowman & Littlefield series, 'Elements of Philosophy.'
