Contemporary debates in moral theory /

Contemporary debates in moral theory / edited by James Dreier - USA : Blackwell Publishing, c 2006 - xxiv, 331 pages ; 26 cm - Contemporary debates in philosophy ; 6 . - Contemporary debates in philosophy ; 6 .

Includes bibliographical references and indexes

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 without 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 / James Dreier -- William Shaw -- Peter Vallentyne -- Alastair Norcross -- Samuel Freeman -- Philip Pettit -- Rosalind Hursthouse -- Julia Driver -- Samuel J. Kerstein -- Simon Blackburn -- Sigrún Svavarsdóttir -- R. Jay Wallace pt. 1. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. pt. 2. 8. 9. 10. 11. 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 Peter Railton -- Terry Horgan Mark Timmons -- Nicholas L. Sturgeon -- Nick Zangwill -- Robert Audi -- Mark Norris Lance Margaret Olivia Little -- pt. 3. 12. 13. and 14. 15. 16. 17. and

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

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