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Book SynopsisIssues of impartiality and partiality are a major focus of debate in moral theory. What demands do the needs and interests of others place upon us? Should our personal relationships and commitments have a special place in our moral deliberations? Or, in as much as we are moral, should we be impartial even between our own children and complete strangers? Ten specially written essays by experts in the field offer a variety of perspectives, which will interest readers in both theoretical and practical ethics. A central theme of the volume is whether impartiality and partiality are really opposed dimensions or if they can be harmoniously reconciled in one picture of the good ethical life.
Trade Reviewseveral of the chapters in this volume make important, even substantive, contributions to the literature and are of considerable philosophical interest. * Rex Martin, Journal of Utilitas *
Table of ContentsIntroduction ; 1. When is Impartiality Morally Appropriate? ; 2. The Demands of Impartiality and the Evolution of Morality ; 3. Impartiality and Ethical Formation ; 4. The Bishop, The Chambermaid, The Wife, and The Ass: What difference does it make if something is mine? ; 5. Morality and Reasonable Partiality ; 6. Permissible Partiality, Projects, and Plural Agency ; 7. Responsibility within Relations ; 8. Which Relationships Justify Partiality? General Considerations and Problem Cases ; 9. Fairness and Non-Compliance ; 10. I Will If You Will: Leveraged Enhancements and Distributive Justice ; Bibliography ; Index
