The moral life : essays in honour of John Cottingham

A Collection Of Essays By Leading Philosophers On The Work Of John Cottingham, Focussing On His Work In Moral Philosophy, Discussing Themes From His Contributions To The Debate On Partiality And Impartiality, The Role Of The Emotions In The Good Life And The Meaning Of The Worthwhile Life. Including A 'replies' Chapter By John Cottingham. Edited By Nafsika Athanassoulis, Samantha Vice.

Few contemporary philosophers have made as wide-ranging and insightful a contribution to philosophical debate as John Cottingham. This collection brings together friends, colleagues and former students of Cottingham, to discuss major themes of his work on moral philosophy. Presented in three parts the collection focuses on the debate on partiality, impartiality and character; the role of emotions and reason in the good life; the meaning of a worthwhile life and the place of theistic considerations in it. The original contributions to this volume celebrate Cottingham’s work by embracing and furthering his arguments and, at times, in the best spirit of philosophical engagement, challenging and confronting them. The volume concludes with Cottingham’s specially commissioned responses to the contributions.

"Few contemporary philosophers have made as wide-ranging and insightful a contribution to philosophical debate as John Cottingham. This collection brings together friends, colleagues and former students of Cottingham, to discuss major themes of his work on moral philosophy. Presented in three parts, the collection focuses on partiality, impartiality and character; the role of emotions and reason in the good life; and the meaning of a worthwhile life and the place of theistic considerations in it. The original contributions to this volume celebrate Cottingham's work by embracing and furthering his arguments and, at times, in the best spirit of philosophical engagement, challenging and confronting them. The volume concludes with Cottingham's specially commissioned responses to the contributions."--Jacket Front Matter....Pages i-ix Introduction....Pages 1-5 Front Matter....Pages 7-7 The Insignificance of the Self: Partiality and Spirituality....Pages 9-30 Contempt and Integrity....Pages 31-57 Self-Love, Love of Neighbour, and Impartiality....Pages 58-84 Front Matter....Pages 85-85 Akrasia and the Emotions....Pages 87-110 The Inner Life of the ‘Dear Self’....Pages 111-138 What Reason Can’t Do....Pages 139-163 Front Matter....Pages 165-165 Meaning, Morality, and Religion....Pages 167-183 The Meaning of Life: Subjectivism, Objectivism, and Divine Support....Pages 184-200 God, Morality and the Meaning of Life....Pages 201-227 Front Matter....Pages 229-229 The Self, the Good Life and the Transcendent....Pages 231-274 Back Matter....Pages 275-278