Description
Book SynopsisOxford Studies in Metaethics is the only publication devoted exclusively to original philosophical work in the foundations of ethics. It provides an annual selection of much of the best new scholarship being done in the field. Its broad purview includes work being done at the intersection of ethical theory and metaphysics, epistemology, philosophy of language, and philosophy of mind. The essays included in the series provide an excellent basis for understanding recent developments in the field; those who would like to acquaint themselves with the current state of play in metaethics would do well to start here.
Trade Reviewthe vast majority of the articles in both volumes deserve careful studying by researchers working in meta-ethics and more generally interested in the nature of normativity. * Francesco Orsi, Philosophy in Review *
Table of Contents1. Reason, Reasons and Normativity ; 2. Value and the Right Kind of Reason ; 3. Normativity, Necessity and Tense: A Recipe for Homebaked Normativity ; 4. Non-Naturalism: The Jackson Challenge ; 5. How Objectivity Matters ; 6. When Do Goals Advance the Norms that Explain Them? ; 7. Humean Constructivism in Moral Theory ; 8. Humean Theories of Motivation ; 9. A Sentimentalist Solution to the Moral Attitude Problem ; 10. Categorizing Goods ; 11. Truth, Beauty and Goodness
