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Virtues and Vices : And Other Essays in Moral Philosophy by Philippa Foot (2003, Uk-Trade Paper)

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PublisherOxford University Press, Incorporated

ISBN-100199252866

ISBN-139780199252862

eBay Product ID (ePID)2289418

Product Key Features

Number of Pages240 Pages

Publication NameVirtues and Vices : and Other Essays in Moral Philosophy

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2003

SubjectEthics & Moral Philosophy

TypeTextbook

AuthorPhilippa Foot

Subject AreaPhilosophy

FormatUk-Trade Paper

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Item Height0.5 in

Item Weight10.6 Oz

Item Length8.5 in

Item Width5.4 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

LCCN2002-025813

Dewey Edition21

Reviews"Foot stands 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 moral 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 t heir account of moral arguments. All the essays embody to some extent her commitment to an ethics of virtue. Foot's style is straightforward and readable, her arguments subtle, ingenious, and some of them important."--Choice, "Foot stands 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 moral 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 t heir account of moral arguments. All the essays embody to some extent her commitment to an ethics of virtue. Foot's style is straightforward and readable, her arguments subtle, ingenious, and some of them important."-- Choice

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal170

Table Of ContentPreface to 2002 EditionPrefaceIntroductionAcknowledgements1. Virtues and Vices2. The Problem of Abortion and the Doctrine of Double Effect3. Euthanasia4. Free Will as Involving Determinism5. Hume on Moral Judgement6. Nietzsche: The Revaluation of Values7. Moral Arguments8. Moral Beliefs9. Goodness and Choice10. Reasons for Actions and Desires11. Morality as a System for Hypothetical Imperatives12. A Reply to Professor Frankena13. Are Moral Considerations Overriding?14. Approval and DisapprovalIndex

Synopsis"Foot stands 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 moral theorists....[These] essays embody to some extent her commitment to an ethics of virtue. Foot's style is straightforward and readable, her arguments subtle..."-- Choice, 'Foot stands 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 ... Foot's style is straightforward and readable, her arguments subtle, ingenious, and some of them important.' Choice, 'Foot stands 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.... Foot's style is straightforward and readable, her arguments subtle, ingenious, and some of them important.' Choice'All in all, this collection of essays provides much to whet the moral philosopher's appetite.' International Philosophical Quarterly, "Foot stands 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 moral theorists.... These] essays embody to some extent her commitment to an ethics of virtue. Foot's style is straightforward and readable, her arguments subtle..."--Choice

LC Classification NumberBJ1012.F57 2002