Ethics Beyond the Limits

New Essays on Bernard Williams' Ethics and the Limits of Philosophy
Herausgeber: Chappell, Sophie Grace; Ackeren, Marcel Van

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Produktbeschreibung

Bernard Williams' Ethics and the Limits of Philosophy is widely regarded as one of the most important works of moral philosophy in the last fifty years. In this outstanding collection of new essays, fourteen internationally-recognised philosophers examine the enduring contribution that Williams's book continues to make to ethics. Required reading for students and researchers in ethics, metaethics, and moral psychology, and highly recommended for anyone studying the work of Bernard Williams.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 258
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. Dezember 2018
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 553g
• ISBN-13: 9781138481640
• ISBN-10: 1138481645
• Artikelnr.: 54879055

Autorenporträt

Sophie Grace Chappell is Professor of Philosophy at the Open University, UK. Marcel van Ackeren is Henkel Fellow and Associate Fellow of the Oxford Uehiro Centre for Practical Ethics, UK.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction Sophie Grace Chappell and Marcel van Ackeren 1. Summary of
Ethics and the Limits of Philosophy Adrian Moore 2. Lonely in Littlemore:
confidence in Ethics and the Limits of Philosophy Simon Blackburn 3. Hume's
optimism and Williams' pessimism Paul Russell 4. Williams (on) doing
history of philosophy Marcel van Ackeren 5. The good life and the unity of
the virtues: some reflections upon Williams on Aristotle Anthony Price 6.
Humanism and cruelty in Williams Lorenzo Greco 7. Beauty, duty, and booty
Sophie Grace Chappell 8. Gauguin's lucky escape Gerald Lang 9. The
irrelativism of distance Geraldine Ng 10. Epoch relativism and our moral
hopelessness Regina Rini 11. The inevitability of inauthenticity Nicholas
Smyth 12. How should one live? Williams on practical deliberation and
reasons for acting Roger Teichmann 13. Practical deliberation and the first
person David Cockburn 14. Moral authority and the limits of philosophy
Catherine Wilson. Index