Three methods of ethics: a debate
by Pettit, Philip, Slote, Michael, Baron, Marcia W.
fromGreat debates in philosophy
Three methods of ethics: a debate
by Pettit, Philip, Slote, Michael, Baron, Marcia W.
fromGreat debates in philosophy
Three methods of ethics: a debate
by Pettit, Philip, Baron, Marcia, Slote, Michael
fromGreat debates in philosophy
Three methods of ethics: a debate
by Pettit, Philip, Baron, Marcia, Slote, Michael
fromGreat debates in philosophy
During the past decade, three basic approaches - Kantian ethics, consequentialism and virtue ethics - have assumed positions of particular prominence. This volume surveys the main arguments for and against each of these central methods.
"Alors qu'elles sont rarement mobilisées par le discours philosophique moderne pour elles-mêmes, les notions de moeurs et de coutumes touchent néanmoins plusieurs questions philosophiques décisives. Elles interrogent le problème général du rapport entre nature, histoire et raiso…
"Alors qu'elles sont rarement mobilisées par le discours philosophique moderne pour elles-mêmes, les notions de moeurs et de coutumes touchent néanmoins plusieurs questions philosophiques décisives. Elles interrogent le problème général du rapport entre nature, histoire et raiso…
Virtue Ethics, Old and New
"There are grounds for saying that contemporary work in virtue ethics is, if not quite in its theoretical infancy, at least not far out of diapers. And this suggests that we should be gentle and nurturing, allowing it time to flourish before coming to any definitive verdict on i…