Explaining Value: and Other Essays in Moral Philosophy

✍ Scribed by Gilbert Harman

• Year: 2000
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 253
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Explaining Value is a selection of the best of Gilbert Harman's shorter writings in moral philosophy. The thirteen essays are divided into four sections, which focus in turn on moral relativism, values and valuing, character traits and virtue ethics, and ways of explaining aspects of morality. Harman's distinctive approach to moral philosophy has provoked much interest; this volume offers a fascinating conspectus of his most important work in the area.

✦ Table of Contents

0198238053......Page 1
Contents......Page 10
Introduction......Page 12
Part I. Moral Relativism......Page 16
1. Moral Relativism Defended......Page 18
2. What is Moral Relativism?......Page 35
3. Relativistic Ethics: Morality as Politics......Page 54
4. Justice and Moral Bargaining......Page 73
5. Is There a Single True Morality?......Page 92
Part II. Intrinsic Value......Page 116
6. Toward a Theory of Intrinsic Value......Page 118
7. Desired Desires......Page 132
8. Intrinsic Value......Page 152
Part III. Virtue......Page 164
9. Human Flourishing, Ethics, and Liberty......Page 166
10. Moral Philosophy Meets Social Psychology: Virtue Ethics and the Fundamental Attribution Error......Page 180
Part IV. Explaining Value......Page 194
11. Moral Agent and Impartial Spectator......Page 196
12. Explaining Value......Page 211
13. Moral Philosophy and Linguistics......Page 232
Bibliography......Page 242
M......Page 250
W......Page 251
S......Page 252
W......Page 253