Ethics Philosophy

This book offers original answers to the two toughest challenges facing the rejection of moral responsibility and retributive justice: If you reject moral responsibility, what do you do about punishment? And if you reject the moral responsibility system and retributive justice, what workable alterna..

Defines and morally assesses paternalistic interventions, especially in the context of modern medicine and health care. The author presents and defends an anti-paternalistic view...

This collection provides a focused and comprehensive discussion of the the moral demandingness objection, the principle "ought implies can," and the ways these two ideas relate to one another, while also taking a closer look at the consequences for the limits of moral normativity in general. Chapter..

This collection provides a focused and comprehensive discussion of the the moral demandingness objection, the principle "ought implies can," and the ways these two ideas relate to one another, while also taking a closer look at the consequences for the limits of moral normativity in general. Chapter..

This book develops a conception of commitment and explores its limits. It will appeal to ethicists interested in the connection between commitment and personal well-being, and to anyone who wonders why and when it might make sense to make or keep commitments...

The first anthology to present the range of the forms of evil, from vice, sin, cruelty and crime to disobedience and wilfulness. The readings are drawn from an array of perspectives and each one is introduced and set in context by the author...

First published in 1937, this book presents itself as a philosophic dialogue, starting with the diversity of men’s ideas about Good. The topic of the book is treated both philosophically and practically making it intriguing reading...

Iris Murdoch’s moral philosophy, although highly influential in the 20th century, is somewhat unsystematic and inaccessible. By examining all of Murdoch’s contributions to moral philosophy, from her short papers to Metaphysics as a Guide to Morals, Heather Widdows provides an accessible and systemat..

Iris Murdoch’s moral philosophy, although highly influential in the 20th century, is somewhat unsystematic and inaccessible. By examining all of Murdoch’s contributions to moral philosophy, from her short papers to Metaphysics as a Guide to Morals, Heather Widdows provides an accessible and systemat..

The Practice of Punishment..

First Published in 1994. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an Informa company...

First Published in 1994. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an Informa company...