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Rationality, Rules, and Ideals
Critical Essays on Bernard Gert's Moral Theory
Rationality, Rules, and Ideals
Critical Essays on Bernard Gert's Moral Theory
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Bernard Gert's moral theory is among the clearest and most comprehensive on the contemporary scene. It touches on elements of the dominant ethical orientations--utilitarianism, Kantianism, contractionism, and virtue ethics-without fitting neatly into any of those categories. For that reason, Gert's moral theory appeals to many ethicists dissatisfied with each of the dominant formulations.
Rationality, Rules, and Ideals presents Gert's Morality, the reactions by a number of prominent scholars, and Gert's response. All told, it is a remarkably wide-ranging study of ethical theory. The work is broken down into six parts, making Rationality, Rules, and Ideals perfect for a broad-ranging course on ethical theory, following Gert's critiques of utilitariansim, Kantianism, and virtue ethics. Both students and professionals will find much material to work with in this volume. The papers contribute not only to the understanding of Gert's wide-ranging theory but to a number of important topics in ethic theory, the theory of rationality, and applied ethics.
Table of Contents
Chapter 2 Precis of Morality: Its Nature and Justification
Chapter 3 Part I: Justification and Method
Chapter 4 Justification in Bernard Gert's Moral Theory
Chapter 5 Gert's Moral Theory and Discourse Ethics
Chapter 6 On the Relevance of Ignorance to the Demands of Morality
Chapter 7 Part II: Rationality and Reasons
Chapter 8 Reasons and Rationality in the Moral Philosophy of Bernard Gert
Chapter 9 Gert on Reasons, Rationality, Harms, and Lists
Chapter 10 Bernard Gert's Complex Hybrid Conception of Rationality
Chapter 11 Part III: Consequences and Rules
Chapter 12 Gert on Aid to Others
Chapter 13 Gert Contra Consequentialism
Chapter 14 The Role of Rules
Chapter 15 Part IV: Ideals and Goods
Chapter 16 Moral Ideals
Chapter 17 Accentuate the Negative: Negative Values, Moral Theory, and Common Sense
Chapter 18 A Note on Harms and Evils in Gert's Moral Theory
Chapter 19 Is the Lessening of Evil the Only Goal of Morality? A Role for Eudaimonia in Gert's Moral System
Chapter 20 Part V: Virtue and Character
Chapter 21 Rules and Virtues
Chapter 22 Character, Immoraility, and Punishment
Chapter 23 Part VI: Reply
Chapter 24 Replies to my Critics
Product details
Published | Dec 28 2002 |
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Format | Paperback |
Edition | 1st |
Extent | 334 |
ISBN | 9780742513174 |
Imprint | Rowman & Littlefield Publishers |
Dimensions | 9 x 6 inches |
Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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Reviews
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There is much to interest and challenge the reader in this book, which is a monument to a wonderful and continuing life's work in ethics.
The Philosophical Quarterly
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This collection of critical essays is worthy of Bernard Gert's major contribution to contemporary ethical theory. It was a pleasure to read the essays in conjunction with Gert's responses.
James P. Sterba, Philosophy Department, University of Notre Dame