Virtues and vices and other essays in moral philosophy [electronic resource] / Philippa Foot

Author: Foot, Philippa
Published: Oxford : Clarendon, 2002.
Edition: [New] ed.
Physical Description: 1 online resource (xvi, 213 pages)

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Contents

Machine generated contents note: I.Virtues and Vices -- II.The Problem of Abortion and the Doctrine of the Double Effect -- III.Euthanasia -- IV.Free Will as Involving Determinism -- V.Hume on Moral Judgement -- VI.Nietzsche: The Revaluation of Values -- VII.Moral Arguments -- VIII.Moral Beliefs -- IX.Goodness and Choice -- X.Reasons for Action and Desires -- XI.Morality as a System of Hypothetical Imperatives -- XII.A Reply to Professor Frankena -- XIII.Are Moral Considerations Overriding? -- XI.Approval and Disapproval.

Summary

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. This book collects 12 of her essays published between 1957-77 and two new ones.

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Ethics

ISBN

9780191597435 (ebook)

Bibliography Note

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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