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9780521631792

Rational Commitment and Social Justice: Essays for Gregory Kavka

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  • ISBN13:

    9780521631792

  • ISBN10:

    0521631793

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 1998-11-13
  • Publisher: Cambridge University Press

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Gregory S. Kavka (1947-1994) was a prominent and influential figure in contemporary moral and political philosophy. The essays in this volume are concerned with fundamental issues of rational commitment and social justice to which Kavka devoted his work as a philosopher. The essays take Kavka's work as a point of departure and seek to advance the respective debates. The topics include: the relationship between intention and moral action as part of which Kavka's famous 'toxin puzzle' is a focus of discussion, the nature of deterrence, the rationality of morals, contractarian ethics, and the contemporary relevance of Hobbes' political thought. Incorporating important philosophical statements of problems and fresh contributions to the ongoing debate about rational intention this volume will interest not just philosophers but also political scientists and economists.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments vii(1)
List of Contributors viii
Introduction: The Moral and Political Philosophy of Gregory Kavka 1(8)
CHRISTOPHER W. MORRIS
Some Personal Memories
9(3)
TYLER BURGE
The Shadow of the Future
12(10)
BRIAN SKYRMS
A New Paradox of Deterrence
22(25)
DANIEL M. FARRELL
Rethinking the Toxin Puzzle
47(12)
DAVID GAUTHIER
Toxin, Temptation, and the Stability of Intention
59(25)
MICHAEL E. BRATMAN
The Toxin Puzzle
84(6)
GILBERT HARMAN
Religion and Morality in Hobbes
90(32)
EDWIN CURLEY
Contemporary Uses of Hobbes's Political Philosophy
122(28)
S.A. LLOYD
The Knavish Humean
150(18)
JEAN HAMPTON
Some Considerations in Favor of Contractualism
168(18)
GARY WATSON
Justice, Reasons, and Moral Standing
186(22)
CHRISTOPHER W. MORRIS
Wrongful Life: Paradoxes in the Morality of Causing People to Exist
208(41)
JEFF McMAHAN
Gregory S. Kavka's Writings 249

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