Virtues and Reasons
Philippa Foot and Moral Theory: Essays in Honour of Philippa Foot
Lawrence editor Quinn editor Hursthouse editor
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Oxford University Press
Published:9th Apr '98
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A tribute to one of the most widely respected philosophers of recent years
This book is a tribute to Philippa Foot, one of the most original and widely respected philosophers of recent years. Twelve eminent philosophers from both sides of the Atlantic offer essays exploring the many topics in moral philosophy to which she has made a distinctive contribution.Twelve leading philosophers here examine a range of current issues in moral theory, in a tribute to Philippa Foot, whose influence on contemporary ethics is apparent throughout.
A short review cannot hope to do justice to all the interesting (and controversial) material to be found in these dedicatory essays. * Michael Slote, Philosophical Quarterly *
To be welcomed for more reasons than one. Most obviously, it is fitting that Foot's salutary influence on moral theory should be celebrated by such a fine set of papers ... the papers in the volume have much to offer. * Times Literary Supplement *
The twelve contributors include many distinguished philosphers; their varied contributions go to a set of themes distilled in Foot's own collection Virtues and Vices ... still a great pleasure to read, with its unfailing clear-headedness, its harmony of conviction and modesty, and the honest and unfussy directness of its arguments. Moreover, it is still philosophically instructive and provocative; as the essays in this Festschrift show. * Margaret Urban Walker, Fordham University, International Philosophical Quarterly, Vol. XXXVII, No.2, Issue No. 146, June 1997 *
ISBN: 9780198237938
Dimensions: 217mm x 139mm x 22mm
Weight: 493g
362 pages