Rationality, rules, and ideals : critical essays on Bernard Gert's moral theory / edited by Walter Sinnott-Armstrong and Robert Audi.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Sinnott-Armstrong, Walter, 1955-

Audi, Robert, 1941-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Gert, Bernard, 1934---Ethics.

Gert, Bernard.

Gert, Bernard, 1934-.

Ethics, Modern--20th century.

Ethics, Modern.

Ethics.

Physical Description:

viii, 326 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Lanham, MD : Rowman & Littlefield, [2002]

Contents:

The Scope and Structure of the Essays: A Short Introduction / Robert Audi, Walter Sinnott-Armstrong 1

Precis of Morality: Its Nature and Justification / Bernard Gert 5

Part I Justification and Method

1 Justification in Bernard Gert's Moral Theory / Ernst Tugendhat 17

2 Gert's Moral Theory and Discourse Ethics / Matthias Kettner 31

3 On the Relevance of Ignorance to the Demands of Morality / Geoffrey Sayre-McCord 51

Part II Rationality and Reasons

4 Reasons and Rationality in the Moral Philosophy of Bernard Gert / Robert Audi 73

5 Gert on Reasons, Rationality, Harms, and Lists / David Copp 89

6 Bernard Gert's Complex Hybrid Conception of Rationality / Michael Smith 109

Part III Consequences and Rules

7 Gert on Aid to Others / Shelly Kagan 127

8 Gert contra Consequentialism / Walter Sinnott-Armstrong 145

9 The Role of Rules / Susan Wolf 165

Part IV Ideals and Goods

10 Moral Ideals / John Deigh 181

11 Accentuate the Negative: Negative Values, Moral Theory, and Common Sense / Douglas MacLean 199

12 A Note on Harms and Evils in Gert's Moral Theory / F. M. Kamm 215

13 Is the Lessening of Evil the Only Goal of Morality? A Role for Eudaimonia in Gert's Moral System / E. J. Bond 219

Part V Virtue and Character

14 Rules and Virtues / Julia Driver 231

15 Character, Immorality, and Punishment / Marcia Baron 243

Part VI Reply

16 Replies to My Critics / Bernard Gert 261.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0742513165

0742513173

OCLC:

49421746