Moral Discourse and Practice: Some Philosophical Approaches

What are ethical judgments about? And what is their relation to practice? How can ethical judgment aspire to objectivity? The past two decades have ... Skiptomaincontent Books › New,Used&RentalTextbooks › Humanities MoralDiscourseandPractice:SomePhilosophicalApproaches by StephenDarwall (Editor), AllanGibbard (Editor), PeterRailton (Editor) & 0 more 5.0outof5stars 2ratings ISBN-13:978-0195096699ISBN-10:019509669XWhyisISBNimportant?ISBNThisbar-codenumberletsyouverifythatyou'regettingexactlytherightversionoreditionofabook.The13-digitand10-digitformatsbothwork.ScananISBNwithyourphoneUsetheAmazonApptoscanISBNsandcompareprices. Share SeeclubsLoadingyourbookclubsTherewasaproblemloadingyourbookclubs.Pleasetryagain.Notinaclub?Learnmore Joinorcreatebookclubs Choosebookstogether TrackyourbooksBringyourclubtoAmazonBookClubs,startanewbookclubandinviteyourfriendstojoin,orfindaclubthat’srightforyouforfree.ExploreAmazonBookClubs Hardcover$75.00Paperback$21.16-$104.99OtherSellersfromOtherSellersSeeall7versions Buyused:$21.16 Used:Good |DetailsSoldby3towheadedslothsFulfilledbyAmazonCondition: Used:GoodComment:ShipsdirectlyfromAmazon!Normalwearandtear.Thebindingistight,coverandedgesmayhavegeneralwear.Supplementalmaterialsmaynotbeincluded.Itemmayhavehighlighting,underlining,notesinmargins.FulfillmentbyAmazon(FBA)isaserviceweoffersellersthatletsthemstoretheirproductsinAmazon'sfulfillmentcenters,andwedirectlypack,ship,andprovidecustomerservicefortheseproducts.Somethingwehopeyou'llespeciallyenjoy:FBAitemsqualifyforFREEShippingandAmazonPrime.Ifyou'reaseller,FulfillmentbyAmazoncanhelpyougrowyourbusiness.Learnmoreabouttheprogram. Accesscodesandsupplementsarenotguaranteedwithuseditems. GetFast,FreeShippingwithAmazonPrimeFREEdeliveryMonday,July25ifyouspend$25onitemsshippedbyAmazon.Orderwithin11hrs23mins Selectdeliverylocation AddtoCart Buynew:$104.99 Only2leftinstock(moreontheway). ShipsfromandsoldbyAmazon.com. AvailableatalowerpricefromothersellersthatmaynotofferfreePrimeshipping. ListPrice:$119.99Details Save:$15.00(13%) FREEdeliveryMonday,July25OrfastestdeliverySaturday,July23.Orderwithin1hr8mins Selectdeliverylocation Qty:123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930Qty:1 MoralDiscourseandPract...hasbeenaddedtoyourCart AddtoCart BuyNow MoreBuyingChoices 9Newfrom$71.45 33Usedfrom$2.40 1Rentalsfrom$31.57New(43)from$2.40SeeAllBuyingOptions AvailableatalowerpricefromothersellersthatmaynotofferfreePrimeshipping. Whatareethicaljudgmentsabout?Andwhatistheirrelationtopractice?Howcanethicaljudgmentaspiretoobjectivity?Thepasttwodecadeshavewitnessedaresurgenceofinterestinmetaethics,placingquestionssuchastheseaboutthenatureandstatusofethicaljudgmentattheverycenterofcontemporarymoralphilosophy.MoralDiscourseandPractice:SomePhilosophicalApproachesisauniqueanthologywhichcollectsimportantrecentwork,muchofwhichisnoteasilyavailableelsewhere,oncoremetaethicalissues.Naturalistmoralrealism,oncedevastatedbythechargeof"naturalisticfallacy,"hasbeenreinvigorated,ashaveversionsofmoralrealismthatinsistonthediscontinuitybetweenethicsandscience.Irrealist,expressivistprogramshavealsodevelopedwithgreatsubtlety,encouragingthethoughtthatanoncognivistaccountmayactuallybeabletoexplainethicaljudgments'aspirationstoobjectivity.Neo-Kantianconstructivisttheorieshaveflourishedaswell,offeringhopethatmoralitycanbegroundedinaplausibleconceptionofreasonableconduct.Together,thepositionsadvancedintheessayscollectedhereaddresstheserecentdevelopments,constitutingaricharrayofapproachestocontemporarymoralphilosophy'smostfundamentaldebates.AnextensiveintroductionbyDarwall,Gibbard,andRailtonisalsoincluded,makingthisvolumethemostcomprehensiveandup-to-dateworkofitskind.MoralDiscourseisideallysuitedforuseincoursesincontemporaryethics,ethicaltheory,andmetaethics.Readmore Frequentlyboughttogether++Totalprice:Toseeourprice,addtheseitemstoyourcart.AddallthreetoCartSomeoftheseitemsshipsoonerthantheothers.ShowdetailsHidedetailsChooseitemstobuytogether.Thisitem:MoralDiscourseandPractice:SomePhilosophicalApproachesbyStephenDarwallPaperback$104.99Only2leftinstock(moreontheway).ShipsfromandsoldbyAmazon.com.GetitassoonasMonday,Jul25ConsequentialismandItsCritics(OxfordReadingsinPhilosophy)bySamuelSchefflerPaperback$40.00InStock.ShipsfromandsoldbyAmazon.com.GetitassoonasMonday,Jul25TheMethodsofEthics,7thEdition(HackettClassics)byHenrySidgwickPaperback$17.00InStock.ShipsfromandsoldbyAmazon.com.GetitassoonasMonday,Jul25 CustomerswhoboughtthisitemalsoboughtPage1of1StartoverPage1of1PreviouspageConsequentialismandItsCritics(OxfordReadingsinPhilosophy)SamuelScheffler4.8outof5stars 6Paperback30offersfrom$9.84TheMethodsofEthics,7thEdition(HackettClassics)HenrySidgwick4.6outof5stars 37Paperback46offersfrom$4.00AnEnquiryConcerningthePrinciplesofMorals(HackettClassics)DavidHume4.4outof5stars 65Paperback110offersfrom$1.46FreeWill(OxfordReadingsinPhilosophy)GaryWatson4.8outof5stars 22Paperback27offersfrom$11.43AnEnquiryconcerningthePrinciplesofMorals(OxfordPhilosophicalTexts)DavidHume4.2outof5stars 27Paperback41offersfrom$3.79EarlyGreekPhilosophy(PenguinClassics)Various4.7outof5stars 160Paperback65offersfrom$3.15Nextpage EditorialReviewsReview"Anoutstandingtextforagraduate-levelcourseoncontemporarymetaethics.Acollectionsuchasthishasbeenneededforsometimenowandwillquicklyreplacethebulkycourse-packsthat(uptonow)professorshavehadtoassembleontheirown."―JordanJ.Lindberg,CentralMichiganUniversity"Anexcellentcollection,withaveryhelpfulintroductoryessaybytheeditors.[The]bookasawholeischallenging."―CarolTauer,CollegeofSt.Catherine"Niceselectionoftopicsandauthor."―O.A.Robinson,CentralMethodistCollege"Excellentselectionsthatspantheoriesandanicetheoreticaloverviewofethicalstudies."―EmilyDial-Driver,RogersUniversity"Afirstrateandwide-rangingcollectionofclassiccontemporarywritingsinmetaethics,introducedbyanessaythatnicelyputsthewholethingincontext."―MarkvanRoojen,UniversityofNebraska-Lincoln"Almostideal.IncludesmostallofthemainarticlesIwanttoassigninanupper-levelmetaethicsclass."―JamesDreier,BrownUniversity"Thistextwouldfitinwellwithmyseniorethicsseminarreadingsbecauseitpresentsanarrayofinterestingmetaethicalissues."―WilliamHannaford,ChamplainCollege"Anexcellentselection―extremelyusefulforupper-levelcoursesonmoraltheory."―TroyJollimore,CaliforniaStateUniversity,ChicoAbouttheAuthorStephenDarwall,AllanGibbard,andPeterRailtonareallattheUniversityofMichigan,AnnArbor. TellthePublisher! I'dliketoreadthisbookonKindle Don'thaveaKindle?GetyourKindlehere,ordownloadaFREEKindleReadingApp. Livevirtualadventuresforthefamily AmazonExploreBrowsenow Productdetails Publisher ‏ : ‎ OxfordUniversityPress(September12,1996)Language ‏ : ‎ EnglishPaperback ‏ : ‎ 432pagesISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 019509669XISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0195096699ItemWeight ‏ : ‎ 1.43poundsDimensions ‏ : ‎ 9.21x1.17x6.49inches BestSellersRank:#877,795inBooks(SeeTop100inBooks)#168inBotany(Books)#620inEthics#778inLinguistics(Books)CustomerReviews: 5.0outof5stars 2ratings AbouttheauthorFollowauthorstogetnewreleaseupdates,plusimprovedrecommendations.StephenL.DarwallBriefcontentvisible,doubletaptoreadfullcontent.Fullcontentvisible,doubletaptoreadbriefcontent.Discovermoreoftheauthor’sbooks,seesimilarauthors,readauthorblogsandmoreReadmoreReadless Customerreviews5.0outof5stars5outof5 2globalratings 5star 100% 4star 0%(0%) 0% 3star 0%(0%) 0% 2star 0%(0%) 0% 1star 0%(0%) 0% Howcustomerreviewsandratingswork CustomerReviews,includingProductStarRatingshelpcustomerstolearnmoreabouttheproductanddecidewhetheritistherightproductforthem. Tocalculatetheoverallstarratingandpercentagebreakdownbystar,wedon’tuseasimpleaverage.Instead,oursystemconsidersthingslikehowrecentareviewisandifthereviewerboughttheitemonAmazon.Italsoanalyzedreviewstoverifytrustworthiness. LearnmorehowcustomersreviewsworkonAmazon Topreviews Mostrecent Topreviews TopreviewfromtheUnitedStates Therewasaproblemfilteringreviewsrightnow.Pleasetryagainlater.ctdreyer5.0outof5stars First-RateAnthologyofContemporaryMeta-Ethics ReviewedintheUnitedStatesonFebruary21,2004 Thisvolume--editedbyDarwall,Gibbard,andRailton(hereafter"DGR")--maybethebestanthologyforthereaderlookingtosurveycontemporarymeta-ethics.Onestrengthofthisanthologyisitsbreadth.Itcoversinfluentialworkconcerningapparentproblemsfortheobjectivityofmorality;responsestotheseproblemsprovidedbyrealists,noncognitivists,sensibilitytheorists,andconstructivists;and,unlikemanyanthologiescoveringmeta-ethics,itincludesasectiondevotedthepracticaldimensionofmorality.Anotherstrengthisthequalityoftheworkrepresentedhere.Nearlyeverypaperincludedisacontemporaryclassicthatshouldbereadbyeveryoneinterestedinmeta-ethics.Finally,thepaperincludesatop-notchintroductiontotheissues.Theanthologyopenswiththatintroduction--DGR's"TowardFindesiecleEthics:SomeTrends,"whichoriginallyappearedinthecentennialeditionofthePhilosophicalReview.Thislongpaper,publishedin1993andintendedtogivereadersanoverviewofthethen-currentstateofdebateinmeta-ethics,isanexcellentintroductiontotheissuescoveredintheanthology.Indeed,therestofthevolumeisbuiltaroundthispaper.Thepaperopenswithaveryhelpful,albeitshort,introductiontothehistoryofmeta-ethicsinthetwentiethcentury.G.E.Moore'sOpenQuestionArgumentsetstheprocessoftwentieth-centurymeta-ethicsinmotion;noncognitivismappearsasaresponsetotheperceivedinadequaciesofMooreanrealistintuitionism;andthevariouscontemporaryviewsinmeta-ethicsariseinresponsetoarenewedinterestinnormativeethicsinthelastquarterofthetwentiethcentury.Followingthishistoricalintroduction,themajorityofthepaperisdevotedtothecontemporarysceneinmeta-ethics.Itincludesbriefsketchesofthebasicideasofmostofthecompetitorsavailable:reductivenaturalisticrealism,non-reductivenaturalisticrealism,Foot'sneo-Aristotelianism,practicalreasoningtheories,noncognitivism,constructivism,andsensibilitytheories.DGRdon'tgointodetailaboutallthesecompetitors,buttheirpaperprovidesausefultaxonomyofviewsandasenseoftheirrelationstooneanother.Thefirstpartoftheanthologycoverscertainputativeproblemswithunderstandingmoralityasobjective.Inparticular,thefocusisontherelationbetweenfactsandvalues.ThesectionopenswiththesectionsfromMoore'sPrincipiaEthicainwhichhedevelopstheOQA;thisselection,itseems,ispresentedasawaytodrawoutourintuitionsaboutafact/valuegap.Moorewantstoretaintheviewthatvalueclaimsarefactual,thoughthey'reaveryspecialsortoffact.Wittgenstein,inthenextpaper,developshisintuitionsaboutthefact/valuegapinadirectionthatmoveshimclosertotheviewthatvaluejudgmentsaren'treallyfactualjudgmentsatall.ThenweseetheseintuitionsabouttherelationsbetweenfactsandvaluestakenupandtransformedintononcognitivismbyCharlesStevensoninhis"TheEmotiveMeaningofEthicalTerms."Accordingtothenoncognitivists,notonlyisthereafact/valuegap,butthosewhothinkvalueclaimspurporttodescribevaluefactsaretheoneswhoareconfusedaboutthenatureofmorality.ThissectionconcludeswithtwomorerecentargumentsagainsttheobjectivityofethicsbyJ.L.MackieandGilbertHarman.Unlikethenoncognitivists,theytakemorallanguageatface-valueandarguethatmoralclaimsdopurporttodescribespecialvaluefacts.However,theythinkthereisametaphysicalproblemwithvalueclaims--namelythatwehavegoodreasontothinkthatthevaluefactstheypurporttodescribesimplydon'texist.Sotheirworriesaboutethicsaremetaphysical:theworldisn'tthewayitwouldneedtobeformoralclaimstobetrue.Theanthology'snextsectioncoversvariouscontemporaryresponsestotheseproblems;itincludesresponsesbyrealists,noncognitivists,sensibilitytheorists,constructivists.Realistsdenytheexistenceofanimportantfact/valuegap.Theyarguethatmoralityisobjective:thatourmorallanguagepurportstodescribemoralfacts,thattherearemoralfactswithamind-independentexistencethatourmoralclaims(atleast)sometimessuccessfullydescribe,andthatwecancometoknowthat(atleast)somemoralclaimsaretrue.Thebookincludeincludestwoveryimportantwide-rangingpapersbycontemporaryrealists:PeterRailton's"MoralRealism"andRichardBoyd's"HowtoBeaMoralRealist."Noncognitivistsacceptthatthereisafact-valuegap,buttheydenythatitsexistenceshowsthatthereissomethingproblematicaboutethics.Therearen'tanyvaluefacts,butthisisn'tproblematicsinceethicallanguagedoesn'tevenpurporttodescribefacts.Instead,ethicallanguageisusedtoexpresscertainemotionalorattitudinalstates.Theworkoftwocontemporarynocognitivists,SimonBlackburnandAllanGibbard,isrepresentedhere.(TheGibbardpaper,whichisadetailedsummaryoftheargumentofhisbookWiseChoices,AptFeelings,isespeciallyinteresting,andI'mnotsurethatithasappearedanywhereelse.)Constructivistsandsensibilitytheoristsbotharguethattherearemoralfactsbutthattheyarenotmind-independentinthewayrealistsclaim.Sensibilitytheoristsarguethattherearemoralfactsbutthattheyaresomehowdependentontheoperationofspecialhumansensibilities.JohnMcDowell,inoneofthepapersincludedhere,drawsanexplicitanalogywithfactsaboutcolors.Whileitmaybethecasethatthingsarenotcoloredindependentlyofourhumanexperienceoftheworld,it'sstillthecasethattherearefactsaboutwhatcolorscertainthingsare.Similarly,sensibilitytheoristsargue,whiletheremaynotbemoralvaluesintheworldindependentlyofourspecialhumanwaysofinteractingwiththeworld,it'sstillthecasethattherearevaluefacts.Constructivistsarguethattherearemoralfactsbutthattheyarefixedbyhumanbeliefsorattitudesinsomeproperlydescribedsituation.Thatis,moralfactsareconstructedbypeople'smoralopinionsinsomeidealizedsituation,orbypeople'smoralopinionsthatarearrivedatthroughsomeappropriateprocess.TheanthologyincludesworkfromJohnRawls,T.M.Scanlon,andJurgenHabermasinwhichthiscentralideaisdevelopedThebook'sfinalsectionisconcernedwiththepracticaldimensionofmorality.Whatistherelationbetweenmoraldemandsandreasonsforactions,betweenmoraldemandsandmotivation?TheseissuesarediscussedinimportantworkbyPhilippaFoot,DavidGauthier,ChristineKorsgaard,ThomasNagel,andBernardWilliams.Honestly,Idon'tknowthismaterialverywell,butI'mfamiliarenoughwiththeissuestoknowthatallofthesepapersareonesthatshouldbereadbyanystudentofmeta-ethics. Readmore 25peoplefoundthishelpful Helpful Reportabuse Seeallreviews Yourrecentlyvieweditemsandfeaturedrecommendations›VieworedityourbrowsinghistoryAfterviewingproductdetailpages,lookheretofindaneasywaytonavigatebacktopagesyouareinterestedin. Backtotop GettoKnowUs Careers AmazonNewsletter AboutAmazon Sustainability PressCenter InvestorRelations AmazonDevices AmazonScience MakeMoneywithUs SellproductsonAmazon SellappsonAmazon SupplytoAmazon BecomeanAffiliate BecomeaDeliveryDriver Startapackagedeliverybusiness AdvertiseYourProducts Self-PublishwithUs HostanAmazonHub ›SeeMoreWaystoMakeMoney AmazonPaymentProducts AmazonRewardsVisaSignatureCards AmazonStoreCard AmazonSecuredCard AmazonBusinessCard ShopwithPoints CreditCardMarketplace ReloadYourBalance AmazonCurrencyConverter LetUsHelpYou AmazonandCOVID-19 YourAccount YourOrders ShippingRates&Policies AmazonPrime Returns&Replacements ManageYourContentandDevices AmazonAssistant Help EnglishChoosealanguageforshopping. UnitedStatesChooseacountry/regionforshopping. AmazonMusicStreammillionsofsongs AmazonAdvertisingFind,attract,andengagecustomers AmazonDriveCloudstoragefromAmazon 6pmScoredealsonfashionbrands AbeBooksBooks,art&collectibles ACXAudiobookPublishingMadeEasy AlexaActionableAnalyticsfortheWeb   SellonAmazonStartaSellingAccount AmazonBusinessEverythingForYourBusiness AmazonFreshGroceries&MoreRightToYourDoor AmazonGlobalShipOrdersInternationally HomeServicesExperiencedProsHappinessGuarantee AmazonIgniteSellyouroriginalDigitalEducationalResources AmazonWebServicesScalableCloudComputingServices   AudibleListentoBooks&OriginalAudioPerformances BookDepositoryBooksWithFreeDeliveryWorldwide BoxOfficeMojoFindMovieBoxOfficeData ComiXologyThousandsofDigitalComics DPReviewDigitalPhotography FabricSewing,Quilting&Knitting GoodreadsBookreviews&recommendations   IMDbMovies,TV&Celebrities IMDbProGetInfoEntertainmentProfessionalsNeed KindleDirectPublishingIndieDigital&PrintPublishingMadeEasy AmazonPhotosUnlimitedPhotoStorageFreeWithPrime PrimeVideoDirectVideoDistributionMadeEasy ShopbopDesignerFashionBrands AmazonWarehouseGreatDealsonQualityUsedProducts   WholeFoodsMarketAmerica’sHealthiestGroceryStore Woot!DealsandShenanigans ZapposShoes&Clothing RingSmartHomeSecuritySystems eeroWiFiStream4KVideoinEveryRoom BlinkSmartSecurityforEveryHome NeighborsAppReal-TimeCrime&SafetyAlerts       AmazonSubscriptionBoxesTopsubscriptionboxes–righttoyourdoor PillPackPharmacySimplified AmazonRenewedLike-newproductsyoucantrust     ConditionsofUsePrivacyNoticeInterest-BasedAds©1996-2022,Amazon.com,Inc.oritsaffiliates