{"product_id":"ethical-theory-isbn-9780470671603","title":"Ethical Theory","description":"The second edition of\u003ci\u003e Ethical Theory: An Anthology\u003c\/i\u003e features a comprehensive collection of more than 80 essays from classic and contemporary philosophers that address questions at the heart of moral philosophy. \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eBrings together 82 classic and contemporary pieces by renowned philosophers, from seminal works by Hume and Kant to contemporary views by Derek Parfit, Susan Wolf, Judith Jarvis Thomson, and many more \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFeatures updates and the inclusion of a new section on feminist ethics, along with a general introduction and section introductions by Russ Shafer-Landau\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eGuides readers through key areas in ethical theory including consequentialism, deontology, contractarianism, and virtue ethics \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes underrepresented topics such as moral knowledge, moral standing, moral\u003cbr\u003eresponsibility, and ethical particularism \u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e  Preface xi  \u003cp\u003eSource Acknowledgments xiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I The Status of Morality 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction to Part I 3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. “Of the Influencing Motives of the Will” and “Moral Distinctions Not Derived from Reason” 7\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDavid Hume\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. A Critique of Ethics 16\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eA. J. Ayer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. The Subjectivity of Values 22\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJ. L. Mackie\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. Ethics and Observation 31\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eGilbert Harman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. Moral Relativism Defended 35\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eGilbert Harman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. Cultural Relativism 44\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eHarry Gensler\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. The Subject-Matter of Ethics 48\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eG. E. Moore\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8. Ethics as Philosophy: A Defense of Ethical Nonnaturalism 54\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRuss Shafer-Landau\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9. Realism 63\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMichael Smith\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II Moral Knowledge 69\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction to Part II 71\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10. Thinking About Cases 74\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eShelly Kagan\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11. But I Could be Wrong 85\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eGeorge Sher\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12. Proof 94\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRenford Bambrough\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13. Moral Knowledge and Ethical Pluralism 101\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRobert Audi\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14. Coherentism and the Justification of Moral Beliefs 112\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eGeoffrey Sayre-McCord\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III Why Be Moral? 127\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction to Part III 129\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15. The Immoralist’s Challenge 132\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003ePlato\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16. Morality as a System of Hypothetical Imperatives 138\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003ePhilippa Foot\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17. A Puzzle About the Rational Authority of Morality 144\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDavid O. Brink\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18. Moral Rationalism 159\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRuss Shafer-Landau\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19. Psychological Egoism 167\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJoel Feinberg\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20. Flourishing Egoism 178\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eLester Hunt\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21. Ethical Egoism 193\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJames Rachels\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22. Moral Saints 200\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eSusan Wolf\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV Ethics and Religion 213\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction to Part IV 215\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e23. Euthyphro 218\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003ePlato\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e24. A New Divine Command Theory 220\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRobert Merrihew Adams\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e25. God and Objective Morality: A Debate 225\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eWilliam Lane Craig and Walter Sinnott-Armstrong\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e26. God and Immortality as Postulates of Pure Practical Reason 230\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eImmanuel Kant\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e27. God and the Moral Order 234\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eC. Stephen Layman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e28. God and Morality 242\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eErik Wielenberg\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart V Value 253\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction to Part V 255\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e29. Hedonism 258\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJohn Stuart Mill\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e30. The Experience Machine 264\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRobert Nozick\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e31. The Good Life: A Defense of Attitudinal Hedonism 266\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eFred Feldman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e32. Rationality and Full Information 277\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eThomas Carson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e33. Desire and the Human Good 286\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRichard Kraut\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e34. What Makes Someone’s Life Go Best 294\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDerek Parfit\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e35. What Things are Good? 299\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eW. D. Ross\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart VI Moral Responsibility 303\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction to Part VI 305\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e36. Determinism and the Theory of Agency 308\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRichard Taylor\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e37. The Impossibility of Moral Responsibility 312\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eGalen Strawson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e38. Freedom and Necessity 317\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eA. J. Ayer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e39. Moral Luck 322\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eThomas Nagel\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e40. Sanity and the Metaphysics of Responsibility 330\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eSusan Wolf\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e41. Freedom and Resentment 340\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003ePeter Strawson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart VII Moral Standing 353\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction to Part VII 355\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e42. We Have No Duties to Animals 359\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eImmanuel Kant\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e43. All Animals are Equal 361\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003ePeter Singer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e44. The Rights of Animals and Unborn Generations 372\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJoel Feinberg\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e45. On Being Morally Considerable 381\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eKenneth Goodpaster\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e46. Abortion and Infanticide 390\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMichael Tooley\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e47. An Argument that Abortion is Wrong 400\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDon Marquis\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart VIII Consequentialism 411\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction to Part VIII 413\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e48. Utilitarianism 417\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJohn Stuart Mill\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e49. Extreme and Restricted Utilitarianism 423\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJ. J. C. Smart\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e50. Rule-Consequentialism 428\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eBrad Hooker\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e51. Alienation, Consequentialism, and the Demands of Morality 441\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003ePeter Railton\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e52. What is Wrong with Slavery 458\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eR. M. Hare\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e53. Famine, Affluence and Morality 466\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003ePeter Singer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e54. The Survival Lottery 474\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJohn Harris\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IX Deontology 479\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction to Part IX 481\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e55. Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals 485\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eImmanuel Kant\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e56. Kant’s Formula of Universal Law 499\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eChristine Korsgaard\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e57. Kantian Approaches to Some Famine Problems 510\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eOnora O’Neill\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e58. The Rationality of Side Constraints 521\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRobert Nozick\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e59. The Golden Rule Rationalized 524\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAlan Gewirth\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e60. The Problem of Abortion and the Doctrine of the Double Effect 536\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003ePhilippa Foot\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e61. Killing, Letting Die, and the Trolley Problem 543\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJudith Jarvis Thomson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart X Contractarianism 553\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction to Part X 555\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e62. Leviathan 558\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eThomas Hobbes\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e63. Why Contractarianism? 571\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDavid Gauthier\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e64. A Theory of Justice 581\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJohn Rawls\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e65. Contractualism and Utilitarianism 593\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eT. M. Scanlon\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart XI Virtue Ethics 609\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction to Part XI 611\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e66. The Nature of Virtue 615\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAristotle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e67. Non-Relative Virtues: An Aristotelian Approach 630\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMartha Nussbaum\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e68. Normative Virtue Ethics 645\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRosalind Hursthouse\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e69. Agent-Based Virtue Ethics 653\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMichael Slote\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e70. A Virtue Ethical Account of Right Action 664\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eChristine Swanton\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e71. Being Virtuous and Doing the Right Thing 676\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJulia Annas\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart XII Feminist Ethics 687\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction to Part XII 689\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e72. In a Different Voice 692\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eCarol Gilligan\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e73. An Ethic of Caring 699\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eNell Noddings\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e74. Justice, Care, and Gender Bias 713\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eCheshire Calhoun\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e75. The Need for More than Justice 721\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAnnette Baier\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e76. Sexism 729\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMarilyn Frye\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e77. Feminist Skepticism, Authority, and Transparency 735\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMargaret Urban Walker\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart XIII Prima Facie Duties and Particularism 751\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction to Part XIII 753\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e78. What Makes Right Acts Right? 756\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eW. D. Ross\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e79. An Unconnected Heap of Duties? 763\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDavid McNaughton\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e80. An Unprincipled Morality 772\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJonathan Dancy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e81. On Knowing the “Why”: Particularism and Moral Theory 776\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMargaret Olivia Little\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e82. Unprincipled Ethics 785\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eGerald Dworkin\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRuss Shafer-Landau\u003c\/strong\u003e is Department Chair and Professor of Philosophy at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. His previous publications include \u003cem\u003eThe Foundations of Ethics: An Anthology\u003c\/em\u003e (2006, with Terence Cuneo) and \u003cem\u003eMoral Realism: A Defense\u003c\/em\u003e (2003). He also the editor of \u003cem\u003eOxford Studies in Metaethics\u003c\/em\u003e.   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is a rich, wide-ranging, and nicely accessible collection of many of moral philosophy’s greatest hits, updated to include an excellent new section in feminist ethics. A must-have for anyone interested in ethics.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHilde Lindemann, Michigan State University\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePraise for the First Edition:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis collection is a very welcome addition. It is remarkable for the breadth of issues discussed and the diversity of positions represented. Throughout, the selections have been chosen with a keen eye for excellence and accessibility. 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