Virtues and Vices and Other Essays in Moral Philosophy

by Foot, Philippa

• ISBN13: 9780199252855
• ISBN10: 0199252858
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2003-02-06
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

"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

Author Biography

Phillipa Foot is Griffin Professor of Philosophy Emeritus at the University of California, Los Angeles, and an Honorary fellow of Somerville College, Oxford.

Table of Contents

Preface to 2002 Edition	ix
Preface	xi
Introduction	xiii
Acknowledgements	xvii
Virtues and Vices	1	(18)
The Problem of Abortion and the Doctrine of the Double Effect	19	(14)
Euthanasia	33	(29)
Free Will as Involving Determinism	62	(12)
Hume on Moral Judgement	74	(7)
Nietzsche: The Revaluation of Values	81	(15)
Moral Arguments	96	(14)
Moral Beliefs	110	(22)
Goodness and Choice	132	(16)
Reasons for Action and Desires	148	(9)
Morality as a System of Hypothetical Imperatives	157	(17)
A Reply to Professor Frankena	174	(7)
Are Moral Considerations Overriding?	181	(8)
Approval and Disapproval	189	(20)
Index	209