Against Absolute Goodness

Richard Kraut

• Hardcover | Engels | Oxford Moral Theory
• Are there things we should value because they are, quite simply, good? If so, such things might be said to have "absolute goodness." They would be goo... Lees meer

The Virtues of Happiness

Bloomfield

• Hardcover | Engels | Oxford Moral Theory
• As children, we learn life is unfair: bad things happen to good people and good things happen to bad people. So, it is natural to ask, "Why play fairl... Lees meer

Commonsense Consequentialism

Douglas W Portmore

• Paperback | Engels | Oxford Moral Theory
• Commonsense Consequentialism is a book about morality, rationality, and the interconnections between the two. In it, Douglas W. Portmore defends a ver... Lees meer

Motivational Internalism

Gunnar Bjornsson

• Hardcover | Engels | Oxford Moral Theory
• Motivational internalism-the idea that there is an intrinsic or necessary connection between moral judgment and moral motivation-is a central thesis i... Lees meer

Commonsense Consequentialism

Douglas W Portmore

• Hardcover | Engels | Oxford Moral Theory
• Commonsense Consequentialism is a book about morality, rationality, and the interconnections between the two. In it, Douglas W. Portmore defends a ver... Lees meer

Opting for the Best

Douglas W Portmore

• Hardcover | Engels | Oxford Moral Theory
• We ought to opt for the best-that is, we ought to choose the option that is best in terms of whatever ultimately matters. So, if maximizing happiness ... Lees meer

Confusion of Tongues

Stephen Finlay

• Paperback | Engels | Oxford Moral Theory
• Can normative words like "good," "ought," and "reason" be defined in entirely non-normative terms? Confusion of Tongues argues that they can, advancin... Lees meer

Lewd, the Rude and the Nasty

Pekka Vayrynen

• Paperback | Engels | Oxford Moral Theory
• In addition to thin concepts like the good, the bad and the ugly, our evaluative thought and talk appeals to thick concepts like the lewd and the rude... Lees meer

Drawing Morals

Thomas Hurka

• Hardcover | Engels | Oxford Moral Theory
• This volume contains selected essays in moral and political philosophy by Thomas Hurka. The essays address a wide variety of topics, from the well-rou... Lees meer

Articulating the Moral Community

Henry Richardson

• Hardcover | Engels | Oxford Moral Theory
• Is morality fixed objectively, independently of all human judgment, or do we "invent" right and wrong? Articulating the Moral Community argues that ne... Lees meer

Strategic Justice Oxfmt C

Vanderschraaf

• Hardcover | Engels | Oxford Moral Theory
• In Strategic Justice, Peter Vanderschraaf argues that justice can be properly understood as a body of special social conventions. The idea that justic... Lees meer

Confusion of Tongues

Stephen Finlay

• Hardcover | Engels | Oxford Moral Theory
• Can normative words like "good," "ought," and "reason" be defined in entirely non-normative terms? Confusion of Tongues argues that they can, advancin... Lees meer

Consequentialism

• Hardcover | Engels | Oxford Moral Theory
• Consequentialism is a focal point of discussion and a driving force behind important developments in moral philosophy. Recently, the debate has shifte... Lees meer

In Praise of Desire

Nomy Arpaly, Timothy Schroeder

• Paperback | Engels | Oxford Moral Theory
• Joining the ancient debate over the roles of reason and appetite in the moral mind, In Praise of Desire takes the side of appetite. The book makes the... Lees meer

Practical Knowledge

Kieran Setiya

• Hardcover | Engels | Oxford Moral Theory
• In the last forty years, action theory has revitalized moral philosophy. Philosophers have explored the nature of agency, what is involved in acting f... Lees meer

The Lewd, the Rude and the Nasty

Pekka Vayrynen

• Hardcover | Engels | Oxford Moral Theory
• In addition to thin concepts like the good, the bad and the ugly, our evaluative thought and talk appeals to thick concepts like the lewd and the rude... Lees meer

Inner Virtue

Bommarito

• Hardcover | Engels | Oxford Moral Theory
• What does it mean to be a morally good person? It can be tempting to think that it is simply a matter of performing certain actions and avoiding other... Lees meer

The Virtues of Happiness

Paul Bloomfield

• Paperback | Engels | Oxford Moral Theory
• As children, we learn life is unfair: bad things happen to good people and good things happen to bad people. So, it is natural to ask, "Why play fairl... Lees meer

Normative Pluralism

Mathea Slåttholm Sagdahl

• Hardcover | Engels | Oxford Moral Theory
• The potential conflicts between morality and self-interest lie at the heart of ethics. These conflicts arise because both moral and prudential conside... Lees meer

Meaning of 'ought'

Matthew Chrisman

• Hardcover | Engels | Oxford Moral Theory
• The word 'ought' is one of the core normative terms, but it is also a modal word. In this book Matthew Chrisman develops a careful account of the sema... Lees meer

In Praise of Desire

Nomy Arpaly, Timothy Schroeder

• Hardcover | Engels | Oxford Moral Theory
• Joining the ancient debate over the roles of reason and appetite in the moral mind, In Praise of Desire takes the side of appetite. The book makes the... Lees meer

Having It Both Ways

• Hardcover | Engels | Oxford Moral Theory
• A recent trend in metaethics has been to reject the apparent choice between pure cognitivism, where moral (and other normative) judgments are understo... Lees meer