The Limits of Kindness

ISBN-13: 9780199691999 / Angielski / Twarda / 2013 / 248 str.

Caspar Hare

Opis

Caspar Hare presents a bold and original approach to questions of what we ought to do, and why we ought to do it. He breaks with tradition to argue that we can tackle difficult problems in normative ethics by starting with a principle that is humble and uncontroversial. Being moral involves wanting particular other people to be better off.

Recenzje

It's an absolute delight to read, full of fascinating ideas and intricate arguments that are prima facie compelling. Even if one can (after some struggling!) find a way to escape Hare's arguments, the route you're then forced to take may prove illuminating in its own right. . . . it would make an excellent text to base a graduate seminar around. Any moral philosopher with a taste for puzzles should get their hands on a copy immediately,

O autorze

Caspar Hare is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He completed his PhD at Princeton University, and his previous book, On Myself, and Other Less Important Subjects (Princeton University Press, 2009) was about ethical egoism and the metaphysics of the self, and was named one of CHOICE Magazine's 'Outstanding Academic Titles for 2010'. He has published numerous articles on topics in ethics, metaphysics, and the theory of practical rationality in journals including Ethics, Noûs, Analysis, Philosophical Studies, the Australasian Journal of Philosophy, the Journal of Philosophy, and Philosophy and Public Affairs.