Papers in Ethics and Social Philosophy
by
David Lewis
Book Details
Format
Paperback / Softback
Book Series
Cambridge Studies in Philosophy
ISBN-10
0521587867
ISBN-13
9780521587860
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Imprint
Cambridge University Press
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Oct 13th, 1999
Print length
268 Pages
Weight
432 grams
Dimensions
21.60 x 14.10 x 1.80 cms
Product Classification:
Ethics & moral philosophyEthics and moral philosophy
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This third volume of Lewis's papers is devoted to his work in ethics and social philosophy. The purpose of this collection, and the two preceding volumes on Logic, and Epistemology and Metaphysics, is to disseminate more widely the work of an eminent and influential contemporary philosopher.
This volume is devoted to Lewis's work in ethics and social philosophy. Topics covered include the logic of obligation and permission; decision theory and its relation to the idea that beliefs might play the motivating role of desires; a subjectivist analysis of value; dilemmas in virtue ethics; the problem of evil; problems about self-prediction; social coordination, linguistic and otherwise; alleged duties to rescue distant strangers; toleration as a tacit treaty; nuclear warfare; and punishment. This collection, and the two preceding volumes, will disseminate more widely the work of an eminent and influential contemporary philosopher.
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