Virtues and vices and other essays in moral philosophy
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Virtues and vices and other essays in moral philosophy
Clarendon Press , Oxford University Press, 2002
- : pbk
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Originally published: Berkeley : University of California Press, 1978. With new pref. and index
Includes bibliographical references and index
Contents of Works
- Virtues and vices
- The problem of abortion and the doctrine of the double effect
- Euthanasia
- Free will as involving determinism
- Hume on moral judgement
- Nietzsche, the revaluation of values
- Moral arguments
- Moral beliefs
- Goodness and choice
- Reasons for action and desires
- Morality as a system of hypothetical imperatives
- A reply to Professor Frankena
- Are moral considerations overriding?
- Approval and disapproval
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Philippa Foot is regarded as standing out among contemporary ethical theorists because of her conviction that virtues and vices are more central ethical notions than rights, duties, justice, or consequences - the primary focus of most other contemporary theorists. This volume brings together a dozen essays published between 1957 and 1977, and includes two new ones as well. In the first, Foot argues explicitly for an ethic of virtue, and in the next five discusses abortion, euthanasia, free will/determination and the ethics of Hume and Nietzsche. The final eight essays chart her growing disenchantment with emotivism and prescriptivism and their account of moral arguments. All the essays embody to some extent her commitment to an ethics of virtue.
Table of Contents
- Preface to 2002 Edition
- Preface
- Introduction
- Acknowledgements
- 1. Virtues and Vices
- 2. The Problem of Abortion and the Doctrine of Double Effect
- 3. Euthanasia
- 4. Free Will as Involving Determinism
- 5. Hume on Moral Judgement
- 6. Nietzsche: The Revaluation of Values
- 7. Moral Arguments
- 8. Moral Beliefs
- 9. Goodness and Choice
- 10. Reasons for Actions and Desires
- 11. Morality as a System for Hypothetical Imperatives
- 12. A Reply to Professor Frankena
- 13. Are Moral Considerations Overriding?
- 14. Approval and Disapproval
- Index
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