Virtues and Reasons Philippa Foot and Moral Theory: Essays in Honour of Philippa Foot

Name: Virtues and Reasons Philippa Foot and Moral Theory: Essays in Honour of Philippa Foot
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ISBN: 9780198237938

ISBN-10: 0198237936

ISBN-13: 9780198237938

Edition: 1998 (Reprint)

Authors: Rosalind Hursthouse, Gavin Lawrence, Warren Quinn

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Philippa Foot is one of the most original and widely respected philosophers of recent years; her work has exerted a lasting influence on the development of moral philosophy. In tribute to her, twelve eminent philosophers from both sides of the Atlantic offer essays exploring the various topics in moral philosophy to which she has made a distinctive contribution. There are chapters on virtue ethics, naturalism, non-cognitivism, relativism, categorical requirements, and the role of rationality in morality. Virtues and Reasons offers at the same time an impressive demonstration of Professor Foot's continuing influence, and a selection of outstanding work in contemporary moral philosophy. 'to…

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List price: $74.00
Copyright year: 1998
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 6/25/1998
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 362
Size: 5.43" wide x 8.50" long x 0.87" tall
Weight: 1.034



Practical Inference



The Flight to Reality



Applying Virtue Ethics



Philippa Foot on Double Effect



The Rationality of Morality



Two Sorts of Naturalism



Putting Rationality in its Place



Notes on Unfairly Gaining More: Pleonexia



Fear of Relativism



The Representation of Life



Categorical Requirements: Kant and Hume on the Idea of Duty



Acts and Omissions, Doing and Not-Doing



Bibliography of Works