Contemporary Debates in Moral Theory

Name: Contemporary Debates in Moral Theory
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ISBN: 9781405101790

ISBN-10: 1405101792

ISBN-13: 9781405101790

Edition: 2006 (Revised)

Authors: James Dreier

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This text brings together fresh debates on the most controversial issues in moral theory. Each question is treated by a pair of opposing essays written by eminent scholars.

Book details

List price: $44.95
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated
Publication date: 1/9/2006
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 368
Size: 6.70" wide x 9.70" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.562
Language: English



Notes on Contributors


Introduction




Normative Theory


Is the rightness of action determined by the value of consequences?



The Consequentialist Perspective




Against Maximizing Act-Consequentialism




Reasons with Demands: Rethinking Rightness



Can contract theory ground morality?



Moral Contractarianism as a Foundation for Interpersonal Morality




Can Contract Theory Ground Morality?



Are the virtues the proper starting point for ethical theory?



Are virtues the proper starting point for morality?




Virtue theory




Reason and Motivation


Are moral requirements derived from reason?



Reason, Sentiment, and Categorical Imperatives




Must We Weep for Sentimentalism?



Is motivation internal to moral judgment?



How do moral judgments motivate?




Moral Motivation




Moral Facts and Explanations


Is morality fully factual?



Moral Factualism




Morality without Moral Facts



Do moral facts and properties explain anything?



Moral Explanations Defended




Moral Epistemology and the Because Constraint



Are there general moral principles?



Ethical Generality and Moral Judgment




Defending Moral Particularism



Index of Subjects


Index of Names