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264The fundamentals of ethicsOxford University Press. 2010.Introduction -- Part I: The good life -- Hedonism : its powerful appeal -- Is happiness all that matters? -- Getting what you want -- Problems for the desire theory -- Part II: Doing the right thing -- Morality and religion -- Natural law theory -- Psychological egoism -- Ethical egoism -- Consequentialism : its nature and attractions -- Consequentialism : its difficulties -- The kantian perspective : fairness and justice -- The kantian perspective : autonomy and respect -- The social contract t…Read more
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339Ethical disagreement, ethical objectivism and moral indeterminacyPhilosophy and Phenomenological Research 54 (2): 331-344. 1994.
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129Supervenience and moral realismRatio 7 (2): 145-152. 1994.Simon Blackburn has developed an interesting challenge to moral realism based on its alleged inability to account for supervenience relations between the moral and nonmoral. If supervenience holds, then any base property once giving rise to a supervening one must always do so. The realist accepts supervenience, but also (according to Blackburn) accepts the claim that nonmoral base properties do not necessitate the moral ones that supervene on them. This combination is thought deadly, because it …Read more
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7Oxford Studies in Metaethics, Volume 11 (edited book)Oxford University Press UK. 2016.Oxford Studies in Metaethics is the only publication devoted exclusively to original philosophical work in the foundations of ethics. It provides an annual selection of much of the best new scholarship being done in the field. Its broad purview includes work being done at the intersections of ethical theory with metaphysics, epistemology, philosophy of language, and philosophy of mind. The essays included in the series provide an excellent basis for understanding recent developments in the field…Read more
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105Oxford Studies in Metaethics Vol. 3 (edited book)Oxford University Press. 2006.The essays included in the series provide an excellent basis for understanding recent developments in the field; those who would like to acquaint themselves ...
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