Moral Theory

First published in 1929, this book explores the crucial, ethical question of the objects and the justification of punishment. Dr. A. C. Ewing considers both the retributive theory and the deterrent theory on the subject whilst remaining commendably unprejudiced...

William H. Smith draws on both phenomenology and contemporary moral theory to argue that the source of moral normativity—that is, the justification of morality’s binding force—is the legitimate authority of other persons to hold us morally accountable and our self-responsible commitment to live up t..

Taking up the general challenge of situationism – that philosophers should pay attention to empirical psychology – this interdisciplinary volume presents new essays from empirically informed perspectives by philosophers and psychologists on western as well as eastern conceptions of character, virtue..

Taking up the general challenge of situationism – that philosophers should pay attention to empirical psychology – this interdisciplinary volume presents new essays from empirically informed perspectives by philosophers and psychologists on western as well as eastern conceptions of character, virtue..

First Published in 2014. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company...

First Published in 2014. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company...

The Routledge Handbook of Franz Brentano and the Brentano School..

The Third City, first published in 1982, offers an innovative response to the troubled relationship between Western philosophy, as it has been conducted since the Renaissance, and the everyday lives of the communities in which we live...

The Third City, first published in 1982, offers an innovative response to the troubled relationship between Western philosophy, as it has been conducted since the Renaissance, and the everyday lives of the communities in which we live...

Investigates trust and honesty in medicine and the doctor-patient relationship, raising questions of patients' autonomy and self-determination. Of interest to those working in medical ethics and applied philosophy, and for medical practitioners...

Vulnerability is an important concern of moral philosophy, political philosophy and many discussions in applied ethics. Yet the concept itself—what it is and why it is morally salient—is under-theorized. The Ethics of Vulnerability brings together theorists working on conceptualizing vulnerability a..

This book argues that there is more to what makes a life worth living than welfare, and that a good life does not consist of what is merely good for the one who lives it. It is an exploration of worth as a combination of welfare and meaning that will interest philosophers who work on issues in well-..