{"product_id":"foundations-of-ethics-isbn-9781405129527","title":"Foundations of Ethics","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA substantial collection of seminal articles, \u003ci\u003eFoundations of Ethics\u003c\/i\u003e covers all of the major issues in metaethics.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eCovers all of the major issues in metaethics including moral metaphysics, epistemology, moral psychology, and philosophy of language.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides an unparalleled offering of primary sources and expert commentary for students of ethical theory.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes seminal essays by ethicists such as G.E. Moore, Simon Blackburn, Gilbert Harman, Christine Korsgaard, Michael Smith, Bernard Williams, Jonathan Dancy, and many other leading figures of ethical theory.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e  Acknowledgments. \u003cp\u003eGeneral Introduction. \u003cb\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I: Moral Ontology.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMoral Error Theories.\u003c\/b\u003e .\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. The Subjectivity of Values (John Mackie).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. The Myth of Morality (Richard Joyce)\u003cb\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eExpressivism.\u003c\/b\u003e .\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. A Critique of Ethics (A. J. Ayer).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. How to be an Ethical Anti-Realist (Simon Blackburn).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. Nondescriptivist Cognitivism: Framework for a New Metaethic (Terry Horgan and Mark Timmons).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. The Reasons of a Living Being (Allan Gibbard)\u003cb\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eConstructivism.\u003c\/b\u003e .\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. Moral Relativism Defended (Gilbert Harman).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8. The Authority of Reflection (Christine Korsgaard).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9. Ethical Absolutism and the Ideal Observer (Roderick Firth).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10. Contractarian Constructivism (Ronald Milo)\u003cb\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSensibility Theories.\u003c\/b\u003e .\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11. Values and Secondary Qualities (John McDowell).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12. A Sensible Subjectivism (David Wiggins)\u003cb\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMoral Realism.\u003c\/b\u003e .\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13. How To Be a Moral Realist (Richard Boyd).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14. Moral Realism (Peter Railton).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15. The Authority of Reason (Jean Hampton).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16. Ethics as Philosophy: A Defense of Ethical Nonnaturalism (Russ Shafer-Landau)\u003cb\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II: Problems in Metaethics.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMoral Motivation.\u003c\/b\u003e .\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17. The Externalist Challenge (Michael Smith).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18. Externalist Moral Motivation (Nick Zangwill).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19. Virtue as Knowledge: Objections from the Philosophy of Mind (Margaret Olivia Little).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20. Acting for a Good Reason (Jonathan Dancy)\u003cb\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMoral Reasons.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21. Morality as a System of Hypothetical Imperatives (Philippa Foot).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22. Internal and External Reasons (Bernard Williams).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e23. Skepticism about Practical Reason (Christine Korsgaard).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e24. Moral Reasons (Russ Shafer-Landau)\u003cb\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMoral Explanations.\u003c\/b\u003e .\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e25. Ethics and Observation (Gilbert Harman).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e26. Moral Explanations (Nicholas L. Sturgeon).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e27. Moral Facts as Configuring Causes (Terence Cuneo)\u003cb\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMoral Disagreement\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e28. The Nature of Ethical Disagreement (Charles L. Stevenson).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e29. Moral Disagreement (David Brink)\u003cb\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMoral Knowledge.\u003c\/b\u003e .\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e30. Wide Reflective Equilibrium and Theory Acceptance in Ethics (Norman Daniels).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e31. Intuitionism, Pluralism and the Foundations of Ethics (Robert Audi).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e32. Seeing as Caring: The Role of Affect in Feminist Moral Epistemology (Margaret Olivia Little)\u003cb\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMoral Supervenience.\u003c\/b\u003e .\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e33. Supervenience Revisited (Simon Blackburn).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e34. The Supervenience of the Ethical on the Descriptive (Frank Jackson)\u003cb\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSemantic Puzzles.\u003c\/b\u003e .\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e35. The Subject-Matter of Ethics (G. E. Moore).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e36. Attitudes and Contents (Simon Blackburn).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e37. Expressivism and Embedding (Walter Sinnott-Armstrong).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e38. New Wave Moral Realism Meets Moral Twin Earth (Terry Horgan and Mark Timmons)\u003c\/p\u003e  “This comprehensive and authoritative collection embraces many of the most influential texts, and all the central contemporary approaches to the nature of morality. It will be an essential resource for any philosophy student wanting to understand that area, which in effect means any philosophy student at all.” \u003ci\u003eSimon Blackburn, Cambridge University\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c!--end--\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“An enormously effective anthology, \u003ci\u003eFoundations of Ethics\u003c\/i\u003e contains well-chosen, important papers in metaethics as well as helpful introductory essays by the editors. A highly commendable work!” \u003ci\u003eDavid Copp, University of Florida\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“Shafer-Landau and Cuneo have assembled an excellent mix of old and new influences, featuring authors who bring out the excitement in their fields. With 38 essays, \u003ci\u003eFoundations of Ethics\u003c\/i\u003e allows for considerable flexibility and provides a highly useful introduction to metaethics.” \u003ci\u003ePhilip Clark, University of Toronto\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"The rationale of this particular work, \u003ci\u003eFoundations of Ethics\u003c\/i\u003e, is to identify some of the best writing on meta-ethics – what makes ethics ethics – and bring it together in one convenient volume for students, lecturer, and other interested parties. This makes this work…of value to the academic library and to courses where ethics and meta-ethics are seriously studied. It is a work for early on in such courses as well as for more seasoned readers to check back on to be sure of the facts and arguments…The arrangement and editorial plan is excellent, making this a thoroughly worth-while book to buy.\" \u003ci\u003eLibrary Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"The selection is challenging yet accessible to readers with some background in ethics...This comprehensive collection is indispensable to anyone wishing to be conversant with the major traditions in the field.\" \u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRUSS SHAFER-LANDAU\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Wisconsin. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eWhatever Happened to Good and Evil?\u003c\/i\u003e (2003) and \u003ci\u003eMoral Realism: A Defence\u003c\/i\u003e (2005). He is the editor of \u003ci\u003eOxford Studies in Metaethics, Volume 1\u003c\/i\u003e (2006) and \u003ci\u003eEthical Theory: An Anthology\u003c\/i\u003e (Blackwell, 2007). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTERENCE CUNEO\u003c\/b\u003e is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Calvin College. He works primarily in the areas of ethics and the history of philosophy. He is co-editor of \u003ci\u003eThe Cambridge Companion to Thomas Reid\u003c\/i\u003e (with René van Woudenberg, 2004), editor of \u003ci\u003eReligion in the Liberal Polity\u003c\/i\u003e (2005), and author of \u003ci\u003eThe Normative Web: An Argument for Moral Realism (2007).\u003c\/i\u003e   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This comprehensive and authoritative collection embraces any of the most influential texts, and all the central contemporary approaches to the nature of morality. It will be an essential resource for any philosophy student wanting to understand that area, which in effect means any philosophy student at all.\" \u003ci\u003eSimon Blackburn , Cambridge University\u003c\/i\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"An enormously effective anthology, \u003ci\u003eFoundations of Ethics\u003c\/i\u003e contains well-chosen, important papers in metaethics as well as helpful introductory essays by the editors. A highly commendable work!\" \u003ci\u003eDavid Copp, University of Florida\u003c\/i\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Shafer-Landau and Cuneo have assembled an excellent mix of old and new influences, featuring authors who bring out the excitement in their fields. With 38 essays, \u003ci\u003eFoundations of Ethics\u003c\/i\u003e allows for considerable flexibility and provides a highly useful introduction to metaethics.\" \u003ci\u003ePhilip Clark, University of Toronto\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eFoundations of Ethics\u003c\/i\u003e is a collection of seminal articles in metaethics. Organized into two parts, the first section investigates issues in the ontology of morality, such as whether there are objective moral standards. The second section considers related topics, such as whether moral considerations are essentially reason-giving, the nature of moral knowledge, and the differences between ethics and natural science. Designed for students of ethical theory, this volume provides an extensive selection of primary sources and corresponding expert commentary.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47989238005989,"sku":"NP9781405129527","price":49.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781405129527.jpg?v=1761783327","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/foundations-of-ethics-isbn-9781405129527","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}