Synopses & Reviews
R. M. Hare has brought together in this volume the best of his uncollected essays in moral philosophy, several of them previously unpublished or revised for this collection. They span the whole range of his ethical interests, from the most abstract to the most down-to-earth. The volume provides a compelling demonstration of Hare's commitment to bringing together the theoretical and the practical in ethics.
Description
Includes bibliographical references (p. [217]-224) and index.
About the Author
R. M. Hare, FBA, was White's Professor of Moral Philosophy at the University of Oxford from 1966 to 1983, and Graduate Research Professor of Philosophy at the University of Florida, Gainesville, thereafter.
Table of Contents
Preface
1. Objective Prescriptions
2. Prescriptivism
3. Some Subatomic Particles of Logic
4. Imperatives, Prescriptions, and their Logic
5. Philosophy and Conflict
6. A New Kind of Ethical Naturalism?
7. Professor Foot on Subjectivism
8. Internalism and Externalism in Ethics
9. Weakness of the Will
10. Foundationalism and Coherentism in Ethics
11. Preferences of Possible People
12. Methods of Bioethics: Some Defective Proposals
13. A Utilitarian Approach to Ethics
14. Is Medical Ethics Lost?
15. Loyalty and Obedience
16. Why Racism is an Evil
17. The Ethics of Medical Involvement in Torture
18. One Philosopher's Approach to Business and Professional Ethics
19. What Are Cities For? The Ethics of Urban Planning
Bibliography; Index