Reid on Ethics

This is the first edited collection to bring together classic pieces and new work by leading scholars of Thomas Reid. The contributors explore key elements of Reid's ideas about moral epistemology, moral emotions, moral agency and practical ethics.

Acknowledgements Notes on Contributors Introduction: Reid''s Moral Philosophy; S.Roeser PART I: REID''S MORAL EPISTEMOLOGY Reid, the Moral Faculty, and First Principles; K.Lehrer Reid on Natural Signs, Taste and Moral Perception; E.Kroeker Thomas Reid on Moral Disagreement; W.Davis PART II: THE ROLE OF EMOTIONS IN REID''S ETHICS Reid Making Sense of Moral Sense; A.Broadie Reid and Modern Theories of Emotions; M.Ledwig PART III: REID ON MORAL AGENCY Thomas Reid on Determinism; R.Van Woudenberg A Second Look at Reid''s First Argument for Moral Liberty; D.McDermid Beyond the Brave Officer: Reid on the Unity of the Mind, the Moral Sense, and Locke''s Theory of Personal Identity; G.Yaffe PART IV: REID''S VIEWS ON PRACTICAL ETHICS Reid on Justice; N.Wolterstorff Reid on Hume on Justice; J.Harris The Significance of Reid''s Practical Ethics; G.Graham Duty, Goodness, and God in Thomas Reid''s Moral Philosophy; T.Cuneo Consolidated Bibliography Index