Contemporary Debates in Moral Theory

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Contemporary Debates in Moral Theory

James Dreier

Description

Contemporary Debates in Moral Theory features pairs of newly commissioned essays by some of the leading theorists working in the field today.

Brings together fresh debates on the most controversial issues in moral theory
Questions include: Are moral requirements derived from reason? How demanding is morality? Are virtues the proper starting point for moral theorizing?
Lively debate format sharply defines the issues, and paves the way for further discussion.
Will serve as an accessible introduction to the major topics in contemporary moral theory, while also capturing the imagination of professional philosophers.

About the Author

James Dreier is Professor of Philosophy at Brown University. He works mainly in meta-ethics, and has published articles on relativism, expressivism, moral realism, practical rationality, decision theory, and the structure of normative theories.

Features

Brings together fresh debates on the most controversial issues in moral theory
Questions include: Are moral requirements derived from reason? How demanding is morality? Are virtues the proper starting point for moral theorizing?
Each question is treated by a pair of opposing essays written by eminent scholars, and especially commissioned for the volume.
Lively debate format sharply defines the issues, and paves the way for further discussion.
Will serve as an accessible introduction to the major topics in contemporary moral theory, while also capturing the imagination of professional philosophers.

Series

Contemporary Debates in Philosophy

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