Contemporary Debates in Moral Theory

Contemporary Debates in Moral Theory is a collection of new essays addressing central questions in contemporary ethics and moral philosophy. Questions include:
- Are moral requirements derived from reason?
- How demanding is morality?
- Are virtues the proper starting point for moral theorizing?

Eight central questions shape the volume, with each question sparking a pair of opposing essays, summarizing the most important and forceful grounds of each position. Together, the essays provide an accessible introduction to the major topics in contemporary moral theory.

Sommario

Info autore

James Dreier is Professor of Philosophy at Brown University. He works mainly in meta-ethics, and has published articles on relativism, expressivism, moral realism, practical rationality, decision theory, and the structure of normative theories.

Riassunto

Contemporary Debates in Moral Theory features pairs of newly commissioned essays by some of the leading theorists working in the field today.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Dreier, James Dreier, James (Brown University) Dreier
• Con la collaborazione di: James Dreier (Editore), Dreier James (Editore)
• Editore: Wiley, John and Sons Ltd
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 16.12.2005
• EAN: 9781405101790
• ISBN: 978-1-4051-0179-0
• Pagine: 368
• Serie: Contemporary Debates in Philos; Contemporary Debates in Philosophy
• Categorie: Saggistica > Filosofia, religione > Filosofia: tematiche generali, opere di consultazione; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Filosofia > Tematiche generali, enciclopedie; PHILOSOPHY / Ethics & Moral Philosophy, Ethics & moral philosophy, Ethics and moral philosophy