Reid on Ethics

by Roeser, Sabine

• ISBN13: 9780230219694
• ISBN10: 0230219691
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2010-01-15
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan

Summary

This is the first edited collection to bring together classic pieces and new work by leading scholars of Thomas Reid. The contributors explore key elements of Reid's moral theory in an organised and thematic way, offering a balanced and broad ranging volume.

Author Biography

SABINE ROESER is Assistant Professor of Ethics, Department of Philosophy, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. vii
List of Contributors	p. viii
Introduction: Thomas Reid's Moral Philosophy	p. 1
Thomas Reid's Moral Epistemology
Reid, the Moral Faculty, and First Principles	p. 25
Reid on Natural Signs, Taste and Moral Perception	p. 46
Thomas Reid on Moral Disagreement	p. 67
The Role of Emotions in Reid's Ethics
Reid Making Sense of Moral Sense	p. 91
Reid and Modern Theories of Emotions	p. 103
Reid on Moral Agency
Thomas Reid on Determinism	p. 123
A Second Look at Reid's First Argument for Moral Liberty	p. 143
Beyond the Brave Officer: Reid on the Unity of the Mind, the Moral Sense, and Locke's Theory of Personal Identity	p. 164
Reid's Views on Practical Ethics
Reid on Justice	p. 187
Reid on Hume on Justice	p. 204
The Significance of Reid's Practical Ethics	p. 223
Duty, Goodness, and God in Thomas Reid's Moral Philosophy	p. 238
Bibliography	p. 258
Index	p. 267
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