| Papers in Ethics and Social Philosophy: Volume 3 Contributor(s): Lewis, David (Author), Sosa, Ernest (Editor), Dancy, Jonathan (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0521587867 ISBN-13: 9780521587860 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $31.34 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 1999 Annotation: This third volume of Lewis' papers is devoted to his 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. The purpose of this collection, and the two preceding volumes, is to disseminate more widely the work of an eminent and influential contemporary philosopher. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Philosophy | Ethics & Moral Philosophy - Philosophy | Political |
| Dewey: 170 |
| LCCN: 99011534 |
| Series: Cambridge Studies in Philosophy |
| Physical Information: 0.71" H x 5.53" W x 8.46" (0.72 lbs) 268 pages |