Explaining Value is a selection of the best of Gilbert Harman's shorter writings in moral philosophy. The thirteen essays are divided into four sections, which focus in turn on moral relativism, values and valuing, character traits and virtue ethics, and ways of explaining aspects of morality. Harman's distinctive approach to moral philosophy has provoked much interest; this volume offers a fascinating conspectus of his most important work in the area.
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Gilbert Harman is Professor of Philosophy at Princeton University.
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In the first four essays, I argue that morality arises when people reach an implicit agreement or come to a tacit understanding about their relations with one another. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
normative moral relativism, judgement relativism, impartial spectator theory, basic intrinsic value, conflicting moral judgements, different moral demands, basic moral demands, ideal rule utilitarianism, moral bargaining, intrinsic value function, impartial spectator theories, inner judgements, autonomous ethics, certain moral demands, moral vegetarians, deflection principle, sufficient moral reasons, trolley case, single true morality, sixth patient, unwilling addict, contributory value, instrumental desire, relativistic argument, mundane state Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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In the first four essays, I argue that morality arises when people reach an implicit agreement or come to a tacit understanding about their relations with one another. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
normative moral relativism, judgement relativism, impartial spectator theory, basic intrinsic value, conflicting moral judgements, different moral demands, basic moral demands, ideal rule utilitarianism, moral bargaining, intrinsic value function, impartial spectator theories, inner judgements, autonomous ethics, certain moral demands, moral vegetarians, deflection principle, sufficient moral reasons, trolley case, single true morality, sixth patient, unwilling addict, contributory value, instrumental desire, relativistic argument, mundane state Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- Social Psychology by Richard E. Nisbett on 4 pages
- Value, Welfare, and Morality by R. G. Frey in Front Matter, Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Social Psychology: Third Edition by Eliot R. Smith in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- Moral Development by Kohlberg on page 65, and Back Matter
- Moral Relativism and Moral Objectivity (Great Debates in Philosophy) by Gilbert Harman in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
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- Kierkegaard's Ethic of Love: Divine Commands and Moral Obligations by C. Stephen Evans on page 280, page 281, and Back Matter
- Reason and Value: Themes from the Moral Philosophy of Joseph Raz by R. Jay Wallace on page 14, and Back Matter
- Reason and Value: Themes from the Moral Philosophy of Joseph Raz by R. Jay Wallace on page 15, and Back Matter
- Evolutionary Origins of Morality : Cross-Disciplinary Perspectives by Leonard D Katz in Back Matter
- Morality's Progress: Essays on Humans, Other Animals, and the Rest of Nature by Dale Jamieson in Back Matter
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