The Continuum Companion to Ethics (Bloomsbury Companions)

The Bloomsbury Companion to Ethics offers the definitive guide to this key area of contemporary philosophy. Covering all the fundamental questions asked by meta-ethics and normative ethical theory, thirteen specially commissioned chapters from an international team of experts explore the central ideas, terms and case studies in the field, and new directions in ethics as a whole. Now available in paperback, the Companion to Ethics covers issues such as moral methodology, moral realism, ethical expressivism, constructivism and the error theory, morality and practical reason, moral psychology, morality and religion, consequentialism, Kantian ethics, virtue ethics, feminist ethics, moral particularism, experimental ethics, and biology, evolution and ethics. Featuring a series of indispensable research tools, including key technical terms, a historical chronology, a detailed list of internet resources for research in ethics, and a thorough list of recommended works for further study, this is the essential resource for anyone studying, researching and writing in contemporary philosophical ethics. Overview Of Contemporary Meta-ethics And Normative Ethical Theory / Christian Miller -- Historical Chronology Of Ethics / J.b. Schneewind -- Methodological Issues : Reflective Equilibrium / Michael Depaul -- Important Technical Terms In Ethics / Dan Boisvert ... [et Al.] -- Moral Realism / Terence Cuneo -- Ethical Expressivism / Matthew Chrisman -- Constructivism And The Error Theory / Hallvard Lillehammer -- Morality And Practical Reason / Joshua Gert -- Moral Psychology / Alfred Mele -- Morality And Religion / William Wainwright -- Consequentialism / Douglas Portmore -- Kantian Ethics / Kyla Ebels-duggan -- Virtue Ethics / Christine Swanton -- Feminist Ethics / Anita Superson -- Moral Particularism / Pekka Vyrynen -- Experimental Ethics / Thomas Nadelhoffer And Walter Sinnott-armstrong -- Biology, Evolution, And Ethics / William Fitzpatrick -- Internet Resources For Research In Ethics / Christian Miller -- Selected Works In Contemporary Meta-ethics And Normative Theory / Christian Miller. Edited By Christian Miller. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Cover Half-title Title Copyright Contents Notes on Contributors Preface Overview of Contemporary Metaethics and Normative Ethical Theory Chronology of Ethics Methodological Issues: Reflective Equilibrium Important Technical Terms in Ethics Part I Central Topics in Ethics 1 Moral Realism 2 Ethical Expressivism 3 Constructivism and the Error Theory 4 Morality and Practical Reason 5 Moral Psychology 6 Morality and Religion 7 Consequentialism 8 Kantian Ethics 9 Virtue Ethics 10 Feminist Ethics Part II New Directions in Ethics 11 Moral Particularism 12 Experimental Ethics 13 Biology, Evolution, and Ethics Part III Additional Resources Resources for the Fields of Metaethics and Normative Theory Selected Works in Contemporary Metaethics and Normative Theory Notes Index The Continuum Companion to Ethics offers the definitive guide to a key area of contemporary philosophy. The book covers all the fundamental questions asked by meta-ethics and normative ethical theory. Fourteen specially commissioned essays from an international team of experts reveal where important work continues to be done in the field and, most valuably, the exciting new directions the field is taking. The Companion explores issues pertaining to moral methodology, moral realism, ethical expressivism, constructivism and the error theory, morality and practical reason, moral psychology, moral Provides a reference tool for those working in contemporary philosophical ethics. This title offers a guide to a key area of contemporary philosophy. It covers the fundamental questions asked by moral philosophy - areas that have continued to attract interest historically.