The Oxford handbook of normative ethics / edited by David Copp, Connie Rosati and Tina Rulli

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Copp, David, editor.

Rosati, Connie, editor.

Rulli, Tina, editor.

Series:

Oxford handbooks online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Normativity (Ethics).

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Other Title:

Handbook of normative ethics

Normative ethics

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2026]

Summary:

Normative ethics is the study of what makes actions right or wrong, and includes such approaches as consequentialism, traditional deontology, virtue theory, and the ethics of care, a feminist approach. With contributions from over forty philosophers, The Oxford Handbook in Normative Ethics provides an overview of the major issues in contemporary normative ethics. The handbook begins with an introduction that provides an overview of the field and the relationships among the topics addressed in the volume. The chapters in Part I start with basic distinctions, introducing consequentialism, deontology, virtue theory, and value theory. Part II focuses on methodology in normative ethics and epistemological questions. Part III spotlights issues in responsibility and agency. Part IV is dedicated to general problems for normative theories, including particularism, collective action problems, and moral status

Contents:

Consequentialism / Julia Driver

Direct consequentialism, unlimited / Philip Pettit

Rule-consequentialism’s essence and rationale / Brad Hooker

Consequentialism: Core and expansion / Richard Yetter Chappell

Welfarism / Dale Dorsey

Hedonism / Ben Bradley

Desire-oriented theories of welfare / Christoph Fehige and Ulla Wessels

Value fulfillment and the prudential good / Jason Raibley and Valerie Tiberius

Objective list theory / Guy Fletcher

Perfectionism / Gwen Bradford

Rossian deontology / David McNaughton and Piers Rawling

Moral rights / David Schmidtz

Kantian normative ethics\ / Thomas E. Hill

Contractualism / Rahul Kumar

The doing and allowing distinction / Christian Barry and Kerah Gordon-Solmon

Heroes and jerks: Morality beyond requirement / Elizabeth Harman

Leaving (the concept of) deontology behind / S. Andrew Schroeder

Against consequentializing of normative theories / Paul Hurley

Eudaimonist virtue ethics / Julia Annas

Non-eudaimonistic virtue ethics / Christine Swanton

On debunking virtue / Rachana Kamtekar and Shaun Nichols

The ethics of care as a normative ethical theory / Stephanie Collins

Feminist ethics / Anita M. Superson

Normative relativism / David B. Wong

Theory, practice, and moral reasoning\ / Gerald Dworkin

Reflective equilibrium / Antti Kauppinen and Jaakko Hirvelä

Thought experiments in ethics or: Has the trolley problem gone off the rails? / Natalie Gold

Ignorance and duty: The objective/subjective distinction in ethics / Amelia Hicks

Morality and epistemic rationality / Sarah Stroud

Evaluative uncertainty / Joe Horton and Jacob Ross

Responsibility and control: New work / John Martin Fischer

On being “blameless among one’s contemporaries”: Moral ignorance and widespread wrongdoing / Nomy Arpaly

Negligence, recklessness, and strict liability / Elinor Mason

Moral luck / Andrew C. Khoury

Particularism and anti-theory / Garrett Cullity

Population ethics: A challenge to the project of normative ethics? / Gustaf Arrhenius

Partial compliance theory / Henrik D. Kugelberg and and Zofia Stemplowska

Some individual responsibilities intertwined with collectives / Judith Lichtenberg

Collective obligations / Bill Wringe

Moral circle explosion / Jeff Sebo

The moral status of possible persons / Tina Rulli

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index

Online resource; title from home page (Oxford Academic, viewed April 8, 2026)

Other Format:

Print version: Oxford handbook of normative ethics

ISBN:

9780197510926

0197510922

OCLC:

1570638332

Publisher Number:

CIPO000345031

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