Modern Moral Philosophy

Collection of original essays by leading researchers on current approaches to moral philosophy.

Anthony O'Hear (Edited by)

9780521603263, Cambridge University Press

Paperback, published 18 November 2004

326 pages
22.8 x 15.2 x 1.9 cm, 0.437 kg

Although this collection of articles is not formally a commentary on Elizabeth Anscombe's famous article of the same title, in which she criticised the moral philosophy prevalent in 1958, a number of the contributors do take Anscombe's work as a starting point. Taken together the collection could be seen as a demonstration of the extent to which moral philosophers have since attempted to answer Anscombe's challenge, and to develop an approach to their subject which, while psychologically plausible, is neither based on divine law nor permissive of the impermissible.

Rationality and goodness Philippa Foot
Acting well Anselm Winfried Müller
Apprehending human form Michael Thompson
Does modern moral philosophy rest on a mistake? Roger Crisp
Absolutes and particulars Tim Chappell
On the so-called logic of practical inference A. W. Price
Absolute prohibitions without divine promises Sabina Lovibond
Moral obligation Thomas Pink
The lesser evil Avishai Margalit
The ethics of co-operation in wrongdoing David S. Oderberg
Authority Roger Teichmann
The force of numbers Joseph Raz
Reason, intention, and choice: an essay in practical philosophy Gavin Lawrence
Modern moral philosophy and the problem of relevant descriptions Onora O'Neill.

Subject Areas: Philosophy of mind [HPM]