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Utilitarianism, Hedonism and Desert: Essays in Moral Philosophy.
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Utilization, Hedonism and Desert: Essays in Moral Philosophy. By Fred Feldman. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1997. $54.95 clots; $17.95 paper.
The books discussed in this essay provide an interesting snapshot of the current state of moral theory in the Anglo-American philosophical traditions. Despite their different subject matter they exhibit a fascinating thematic congruence: they all rely on or espouse intuitionism.
By intuitionism I understand that theory of moral epistemology which argues that there are personally held moral beliefs, ...
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Ethics Done Right: Practical Reasoning as a Foundation for Moral Theory.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
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; ...Ethics done right; practical reasoning as a foundation for moral theory. Millgram, Elijah. Cambridge U. Pr. 2005 344 pages $70.00 Hardcover BJ1012 The right way to do moral philosophy, declares Millgram (philosophy, U. of Utah), is...
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Pragmatist Metaethics: Moral Theory as a Deliberative Practice
Magazine article from: The Southern Journal of Philosophy
; ...implications of pragmatism for moral theory. Whatever else it might...misleading to say that doing moral philosophy pragmatically means applying...already underway. Much moral philosophy forgets this very basic...That is, the task of moral philosophy is foundational-to ...
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Moral Theory and Moral Judgments in Medical Ethics.
Magazine article from: The Hastings Center Report
; Moral Theory and Moral Judgments in...accepted approaches of moral philosophy. Principles of Biomedical...witness to this effect. Moral Theory and Moral Judgments in...bioethics? We need a moral theory to answer that question...
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The Moral Philosophy of R. M. Hare: A Vindication of Utilitarianism.(Review)
Magazine article from: The Review of Metaphysics
; ...Hate's entire moral philosophy. The book is divided...Empiricist's critique of moral philosophy and the emotivist...s "two level" moral theory and on Hate's views...Kantian" approach to moral philosophy, a discussion of...
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The Invention of Autonomy: A History of Modern Moral Philosophy.(Review)
Magazine article from: The Review of Metaphysics
; ...History of Modern Moral Philosophy. Cambridge: Cambridge...investigation of early modern moral philosophy is that "Kant invented...Yet to base one's moral theory on this kind of account...eighteenth century moral philosophy. A crucial key to...
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MARCHING TO ZION: CAN (AND SHOULD) WE TRANSFORM INTERNATIONAL LAW WITH MORAL THEORY?
Magazine article from: The George Washington International Law Review
; ...Buchanan's central moral theory as well as his views...considers the claim that moral theory can be fruitfully applied...by those working in moral philosophy and international law...is fruitful to apply moral theory to international law...
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Mind and Morality: An Examination of Hume's Moral Philosophy.
Magazine article from: The Review of Metaphysics
; ...Morality: An Examination of Hume's Moral Philosophy. New York: Oxford University Press...written interpretation of Hume's moral theory runs roughly as follows: (1) Hume...without reservation to students of moral theory and to anyone with an interest in Hume...
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Reath, Andrews. Agency and Autonomy in Kant's Moral Philosophy.(Book review)
Magazine article from: The Review of Metaphysics
; ...Andrews. Agency and Autonomy in Kant's Moral Philosophy. Oxford: Oxford University Press...take this overall account of Kant's moral theory and apply it to some specific hard...it is insufficient as a basis for moral theory. Reath incorporates "a conception...
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Ethics; a pluralistic approach to moral theory, 4th ed.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
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; 9780495006749 Ethics; a pluralistic approach to moral theory, 4th ed. Hinman, Lawrence M. Wadsworth Publishing...students with a guide to major theories and concepts in moral philosophy. He outlines a conceptual framework, ethical pluralism...
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Long Island University's Brooklyn Campus Professor Publishes Book On Sentimentalism In Moral Philosophy
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; ...treatment of sentimentalism as a historical tradition in moral philosophy explores the ideas of David Hume, Adam Smith and other...sociology and evolutionary biology as well as present-day moral theory to examine and defend the sentimentalist view and to challenge...
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