The central philosophical challenge of metaethics is to account for the normativity of moral
judgment without abandoning or seriously compromising moral realism. In Morality in a …

Just as there are rational requirements on thought, there are rational require ments on
action, and altruism is one of them_If the requirements of ethics are rational requirements, it …

This book attempts to answer two questions: Are alternatives for choice ever incomparable?
and In what ways can items be compared? The arguments offered suggest that alternatives …

For moral sentimentalists, our emotions and desires play a leading role in the anatomy of
morality. Some believe moral thoughts are fundamentally sentimental, others that moral facts …

Often, when there is a reason for you to do something, it is the kind of thing to motivate you to
do it. For example, if Max and Caroline are deciding whether to go to the Alcove for dinner …

Kant, Duty and Moral Worth is a fascinating and original examination of Kant's account of
moral worth. The complex debate at the heart of Kant's philosophy is over whether Kant said …

A reference to the current state of play in the vital and interdisciplinary area of the study of
rationality. Rationality has long been a central topic in philosophy, crossing standard …

What exactly are the reasons we do things, and how are they related to the resulting
actions? Bittner explores this question and proposes an answer: a reason is a response to …

This book examines how we explain what someone thinks or does by citing her reasons.
How do such explanations work? And what does the fact that they work tell us about the …

Corporate governance codes extensively appeal to ethical standards of conduct. Rather
than being articulated alongside economic axioms, ethical and moral precepts are …