UID:
almahu_9949386296602882
Format:
1 online resource
ISBN:
9781000029161
,
1000029166
,
9781003018476
,
1003018475
,
9781000029123
,
1000029123
,
9781000029147
,
100002914X
Series Statement:
Routledge library editions. Ethics ; volume 3
Content:
Originally published in 1987 and re-issued in 2020 with a new Preface, this book presents and elaborates interrelated solutions to a number of problems in moral philosophy, from the location of intrinsic value and the nature of a worthwhile life, via the limits of obligation and the nature of justice, to the status of moral utterances. After developing a biocentric account of moral standing, the author locates worthwhile life in the development of the generic capacities of a creature, whether human or nonhuman, and presents an account of relative intrinsic value which later generates a theory of interspecific justice. This value-theory also informs a consequentialist understanding of obligation, of moral rightness and of supererogation. The understanding thus supplied is shown to cope with the problems of integrity, of justice and of the Repugnant Conclusion' in population ethics. A cognitivist account of ethical conclusions such as those so far reached is then defended against non-cognitivist and relativist objections and a far-reaching naturalist theory is defended, integrating earlier conclusions with an account of the logic of the fundamental ethical concepts. This wide-ranging volume which maps the whole area of morality is thoroughly argued with reference both to contemporary philosophical developments and to classical theories.
Note:
Originally published in 1987 by Croom Helm Ltd.
,
Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- New preface for the 2020 reissue -- Original Title Page -- Original Copyright Page -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Part One -- 1. The Constituency of Morality -- 2. Intrinsic Value -- 3. Essential Capacities and Value -- 4. Worthwhile Lives -- 5. Priorities Among Values -- Part Two -- 6. Acting for the Best -- 7. The Limits of Obligation -- 8. Justice -- 9. Population -- Part Three -- 10. Cognitivism -- 11. Beyond Relativism -- 12. Foundations -- Bibliography -- Index
Additional Edition:
Print version: ISBN 0367863324
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780367863326
Language:
English
Keywords:
Electronic books.
;
Electronic books.
URL:
https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/9781003018476
