Oxford studies in normative ethics. Volume 16 / edited by Mark Timmons

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Timmons, Mark, 1951- editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Normativity (Ethics).

Physical Description:

1 online resource : illustrations

illustration

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, [2026]

Summary:

'Oxford Studies in Normative Ethics' is an annual forum for new work in normative ethical theory. Leading philosophers advance our understanding of a wide range of moral issues and positions, from analysis of competing normative theories to questions of how we should act and live well. It is an essential resource for scholars and students working in moral philosophy

"Oxford Studies in Normative Ethics is an annual forum for new work in normative ethical theory. Leading philosophers present original contributions to our understanding of a wide range of moral issues and positions. Volume 16 comprises essays on a variety of topics including kindnesses by Cheshire Calhoun, non-consequentialist axiology by Ralph Wedgwood, self-improvement by Zoë Johnson King, heteronomy and autonomy by Tamar Schapiro, moral worth and backgrounding “ought” by Sarah McGrath, forgiveness and risk by Hannah Tierney, excuses by Julie Tannenbaum, time and the duty of beneficence by Douglas W. Portmore, the comparative claims of victims by Helen Frowe, longtermism by Caleb Perl, and directly collectively self-defeating morality and other forms of normativity by Mark Budolfson"-- Oxford Academic

Contents:

Kindnesses / Cheshire Calhoun

Three bulwarks of non-consequentialist axiology / Ralph Wedgwood

Working on yourself / Zoë Johnson King

Heteronomy as reactivity / Tamar Schapiro

Backgrounding “ought” : Humean responses to the accidentality challenge / Sarah McGrath

The risky business of forgiveness / Hannah Tierney

(Almost) no excuses / Julie Tannenbaum

Time and the duty of beneficence / Douglas W. Portmore

The comparative claims of victims : Wrongdoing, liability, and the right to be rescued / Helen Frowe

No convergence on longtermism / Caleb Perl

Why morality and other forms of normativity are sometimes dramatically directly collectively self-defeating / Mark Budolfson

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index

Online resource; title from home page (Oxford Academic, viewed July 31, 2026)

Other Format:

Print version: Oxford studies in normative ethics

ISBN:

9780197905210

0197905218

OCLC:

1587400515

Publisher Number:

CIPO000385275

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license