Erscheint: August 2026
Buch (Hardcover): Sachbuch
The Structure of Normative Ethics
& Other Essays in Moral Philosophy
Verlag:
Oxford University Press Unsere-Artikel-Nr.: P34916150
EAN: 9780197825327
Erscheint: August 2026
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Beschreibung
This volume contains a selection of essays on the structure and methods of normative ethics by Shelly Kagan. The essays are grouped in three parts. Part I contains a cluster of essays on the structure of normative ethics. These essays provide a systematic survey of the basic normative factors, introduce the concept of evaluative focal points, and examine competing theories about the foundations of normative ethics. The essays in Part II explore the various methods of normative ethics, critically examining the role of thought experiments and the practical difficulty of following moral principles given various epistemic limitations. Part III brings together two essays relating to practical ethics, in particular on whether consequentialist theories can adequately deal with collective action problems, and on whether speciesism is morally wrong. The volume also contains a preface by Kagan, an introduction co-written by the two editors, and a commentary by the two editors that identifies interrelations between Kagans published works and points to criticisms and developments of his work by other philosophers. This volume is the first in a two-volume collection of Kagans essays. Its successor, Rethinking Intrinsic Value & Other Essays on the Good,. collects essays on value, well-being, and desert.
Spezifikationen
Sprache
- Englisch
Autor
- Kagan Shelly
- Huub Brouwer
- Benjamin Mullins
Erscheinungsjahr
- 2026
Format
- Buch (Hardcover)
Anzahl Seiten
- 280