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Well-Being and Morality Roger Crisp (Fellow and Tutor in Philosophy, Fellow and Tutor in Philosophy, St Anne's College, Oxford)

Well-Being and Morality By Roger Crisp (Fellow and Tutor in Philosophy, Fellow and Tutor in Philosophy, St Anne's College, Oxford)

Summary

An international line-up of fourteen philosophers present essays on topics relating to well-being and morality, themes in contemporary ethics and particularly in the work of James Griffin, White's Professor of Moral Philosophy at Oxford. Professor Griffin offers a development of his own thinking on these topics in his replies to the essays.

Well-Being and Morality Summary

Well-Being and Morality: Essays in Honour of James Griffin by Roger Crisp (Fellow and Tutor in Philosophy, Fellow and Tutor in Philosophy, St Anne's College, Oxford)

Does human well-being consist in pleasure, the satisfaction of desires, or some set of goods such as knowledge, friendship, and accomplishment? Does being moral contribute to well-being, and is there a conflict between people's self-interest and the moral demands on them? Are the values of well-being and of morality measurable? Are such values objective? What is the relation between such values and the natural world? And how much can philosophical theory help us in our answers to these and similar questions? Issues such as these provide the focus for much of the work of James Griffin, White's Professor of Moral Philosophy at Oxford, in whose honour Well-Being and Morality has been prepared. They are also among the main topics of these fourteen new essays by an international array of leading philosophers. Professor Griffin himself provides a further discussion of central themes in his thought, specially written in response to contributions to this volume.

Well-Being and Morality Reviews

This is a handsome tribute volume: it bears witness to the stimulating effect that James Griffin's work has had over a wide area of moral philosophy, and extends the dialogue between that work and other major contributors to the field in a very valuable way. * Australasian Journal of Philosophy *
Fourteen new essays by a strong line-up of moral philosophers on themes from the work of James Griffin ... The work here is a model of robust but respectful philosophical exchange, and the overall standard is very high ... The highlight of the volume is an outstanding paper by Peter Railton on the relation between taste and value. * Australasian Journal of Philosophy *
The contributors are distinguished and the quality of the papers is universally high. * Robert Sugden, The Times Higher Education Supplement *

About Roger Crisp (Fellow and Tutor in Philosophy, Fellow and Tutor in Philosophy, St Anne's College, Oxford)

Roger Crisp is Fellow and Tutor in Philosophy at St Anne's College, Oxford. Brad Hooker is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Reading.

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NPB9780198235842
9780198235842
0198235844
Well-Being and Morality: Essays in Honour of James Griffin by Roger Crisp (Fellow and Tutor in Philosophy, Fellow and Tutor in Philosophy, St Anne's College, Oxford)
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Oxford University Press
2000-03-09
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