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9780198238041

Explaining Value and Other Essays in Moral Philosophy

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    9780198238041

  • ISBN10:

    0198238045

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2000-12-28
  • Publisher: Clarendon Press

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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.

Author Biography


Gilbert Harman is Professor of Philosophy at Princeton University.

Table of Contents

Introduction xi
PART I. MORAL RELATIVISM
Moral Relativism Defended
3(17)
What is Moral Relativism?
20(19)
Relativistic Ethics: Morality as Politics
39(19)
Justice and Moral Bargaining
58(19)
Is There a Single True Morality?
77(26)
PART II. INTRINSIC VALUE
Toward a Theory of Intrinsic Value
103(14)
Desired Desires
117(20)
Intrinsic Value
137(14)
PART III. VIRTUE
Human Flourishing, Ethics, and Liberty
151(14)
Moral Philosophy Meets Social Psychology: Virtue Ethics and the Fundamental Attribution Error
165(16)
PART IV. EXPLAINING VALUE
Moral Agent and Impartial Spectator
181(15)
Explaining Value
196(21)
Moral Philosophy and Linguistics
217(10)
Bibliography 227(8)
Index of Names 235(2)
Index of Subjects 237

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