The Oxford Handbook of Ethical Theory

The Oxford Handbook of Ethical Theory is a major new reference work in ethical theory consisting of commissioned essays by leading moral philosophers. Ethical theories have always been of central importance to philosophy, and remain so; ethical theory is one of the most active areas of philosophical research and teaching today. Courses in ethics are taught in colleges and unive...

(展开全部)

The Oxford Handbook of Ethical Theory is a major new reference work in ethical theory consisting of commissioned essays by leading moral philosophers. Ethical theories have always been of central importance to philosophy, and remain so; ethical theory is one of the most active areas of philosophical research and teaching today. Courses in ethics are taught in colleges and universities at all levels, and ethical theory is the organizing principle for all of them.

The Handbook is divided into two parts, mirroring the field. The first part treats meta-ethical theory, which deals with theoretical questions about morality and moral judgment, including questions about moral language, the epistemology of moral belief, the truth aptness of moral claims, and so forth. The second part addresses normative theory, which deals with general moral issues, including the plausibility of various ethical theories and abstract principles of behavior. Examples of such theories are consequentialism and virtue theory. As with other Oxford Handbooks, the twenty-five contributors cover the field in a comprehensive and highly accessible way, while achieving three goals: exposition of central ideas, criticism of other approaches, and putting forth a distinct viewpoint.

Features

This volume will be a "must-have" for any philosopher interested in ethical theory

All of the contributors are leading scholars in the field

Contents
Front Matter
Title Pages
Dedication
Preface
Contributors
· · · · · · (更多)

Contents
Front Matter
Title Pages
Dedication
Preface
Contributors
INTRODUCTION:
David Copp
Part I METAETHICS
Chapter 1 MORAL REALISM
Geoffrey Sayre-McCord, and David Copp
Chapter 2 THEOLOGICAL VOLUNTARISM
Philip L. Quinn, and David Copp
Chapter 3 ETHICAL NATURALISM
Nicholas L. Sturgeon, and David Copp
Chapter 4 NONNATURALISM
Jonathan Dancy, and David Copp
Chapter 5 ANTIREALIST EXPRESSIVISM AND QUASI-REALISM
Simon Blackburn, and David Copp
Chapter 6 BIOLOGY AND ETHICS
Philip Kitcher, and David Copp
Chapter 7 SENSIBILITY THEORY AND PROJECTIVISM
Justin D'Arms, Daniel Jacobson, and David Copp
Chapter 8 MORAL SENTIMENTALISM AND MORAL PSYCHOLOGY
Michael Slote, and David Copp
Chapter 9 MORAL RELATIVISM AND MORAL NIHILISM
James Dreier, and David Copp
Chapter 10 HUMEAN THEORY OF PRACTICAL RATIONALITY
Peter Railton, and David Copp
Chapter 11 MORALITY AND PRACTICAL REASON:
Stephen Darwall, and David Copp
Chapter 12 FREE WILL AND MORAL RESPONSIBILITY
John Martin Fischer, and David Copp
Part II NORMATIVE ETHICAL THEORY
Chapter 13 VALUE THEORY
Thomas Hurka, and David Copp
Chapter 14 SOME FORMS AND LIMITS OF CONSEQUENTIALISM
David O. Brink, and David Copp
Chapter 15 DEONTOLOGY
David McNaughton, Piers Rawling, and David Copp
Chapter 16 MORAL RIGHTS
Hillel Steiner, and David Copp
Chapter 17 KANTIAN NORMATIVE ETHICS
Thomas E. Hill, and David Copp
Chapter 18 VIRTUE ETHICS
Julia Annas, and David Copp
Chapter 19 THE ETHICS OF CARE
Virginia Held, and David Copp
Chapter 20 PARTICULARISM AND ANTITHEORY
Mark Lance, Margaret Little, and David Copp
Chapter 21 INTUITIONS IN MORAL INQUIRY
Michael R. DePaul, and David Copp
Chapter 22 THEORY, PRACTICE, AND MORAL REASONING
Gerald Dworkin, and David Copp
End Matter
Index
· · · · · · (收起)