Introduction to Logic is a proven textbook that has been honed through the collaborative efforts of many scholars over the last five decades. Its scrupulous attention to detail and precision in exposition and explanation is matched by the greatest accuracy in all associated detail. In addition, it continues to capture…
“Are children of equal, lesser, or perhaps even greater moral importance than adults? This work of applied moral philosophy develops a comprehensive account of how adults as moral agents ascribe moral status to beings – ourselves and others – and on the basis of that account identifies multiple criteria for…
The question “What am I to do?” needs the balance and completion of “What are we to do?” With clarity and insight Jersild addresses the particular need of our time: a great awareness of our interdependence as a world community. The relationship between private and public morality is clarified by…
The Oxford Handbook of Epistemology contains 19 previously unpublished chapters by today’s leading figures in the field. These chapters function not only as a survey of key areas, but as original scholarship on a range of vital topics. Written accessibly for advanced undergraduates, graduate students, and professional philosophers, the Handbook…
This text not only provides an introduction to the main traditions in ethical thought–such as virtue ethics, utilitarianism, and deontology–but also offers a conceptual framework of ethical pluralism for understanding the relationship among these various theories. This new edition has been significantly affected by the events of September 11, 2001.