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Informationen zum Autor Marcia W. Baron is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Illinois! Urbana. She is the author of "Kantian Ethics Almost Without Apology" (1995).Philip Pettit is Professor of Philosophy at Australian National University. He is the author of "Republicanism" (1996)! "The Common Mind" (1993)! and "Not Just Deserts" (1990)! and is editor (with Robert E. Goodin) of "A Companion to Contemporary Political Philosophy" (Blackwell Publishers! paperback edition 1996) and "Contemporary Political Philosophy: an Anthology "(Blackwell Publishers! paperback edition 1997).Michael Slote is Professor of Philosophy and Chair of the Philosophy Department at the University of Maryland! College Park. He is the author of "Goods and Virtues "(1983)! "Common Sense Morality and Consequentialism" (1985)! "Beyond Optimizing"(1989)! and "From Morality to Virtue (1992)." Klappentext During the past decade ethical theory has been in a lively state of development, and three basic approaches to ethics - Kantian ethics, consequentialism, and virtue ethics - have assumed positions of particular prominence. Written in the form of a debate, this volume presents a clear survey and assessment of the main arguments, both for and against each of these three central approaches to ethics. In doing so, it represents the first volume to bring these forms of ethical theory into a critical relationship, engaging current philosophical debate on the one hand in terms clear enough for undergraduates on the other. It is an ideal basis for course use in ethics and moral philosophy. Zusammenfassung This volume brings three forms - Kantian ethics! consequentialism and virtue ethics - of ethical theory into critical relationship! and it does so in terms that should engage current philosophical debate and yet be clear enough for undergraduates. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction. Part I: Kantian Ethics. (Marcia Baron) 1. Introduction. 2. Consequentalism versus Kantian Ethics.3. Kantian Ethics and Virtue Ethics. 4. Further Objections to Kantian Ethics.Part II: The Consequentialist Perspective. (Philip Pettit) 5. A Moral Psychology for Consequentialists and Non-consequentialists. 6. The Question of Rightness. 7. Different Answers to the Question of Rightness. 8. In Favour of the Consequentialist Answer to the Question of Rightness.9. The Tenability of the Consequentialist Answer. Part III: Virtue Ethics. (Michael Slote)10. What is Virtue Ethics? 11. Theory versus Anti-theory.12. Virtue Ethics versus Kantian and Common-sense Morality. 13. Common-sense Virtue Ethics versus Consequentialism. 14. Further Aspects of Common-sense virtual Ethics. 15. Making Sense of Agent-based Virtue Ethics. 16. Morality as Inner Strength.17. Morality as Universal Benevolence. 18. Morality as Caring. 19. Agent-basing and Applied Ethics. 20. Conclusion: Comparisons within Virtue Ethics. Part IV: Reply to Pettit and Slote. (Marcia Baron) 21. Reply to Pettit.22. Reply to Stote. Part V: Reply to Baron and Stote. (Phillip Pettit)23. Rival Theories? 24. Comment on Slote. 25. Comment on Baron. Part VI: Reply to Baron and Pettit. (Michael Slote) 26. Reply to Baron. 27. Reply to Pettit. 28. Virtue Politics. Index. ...
