Conversations on Ethics

by Alex Voorhoeve

Can we trust our intuitive judgments of right and wrong? Are moral judgments objective? What reason do we have to do what is right and avoid what is wrong? In Conversations on Ethics, Alex Voorhoeve elicits answers to these questions from eleven outstanding philosophers and social

Ken Binmore
Philippa Foot
Harry Frankfurt
Allan Gibbard
Daniel Kahneman
Frances Kamm
Alasdair MacIntyre
T. M. Scanlon
Peter Singer
David Velleman
Bernard Williams

The exchanges are direct, open, and sharp, and give a clear account of these thinkers' core ideas about ethics. They also provide unique insights into their intellectual development--how they became interested in ethics and how they conceived the ideas for which they became famous.

Conversations on Ethics will engage anyone interested in moral philosophy.

Genres: Philosophy, Essays, Law

272 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2009

Reviews

[Robin P · Rating 5 out of 5]

A good book for anyone who finds most of philosophical literature inaccessible.

[Erickson · Rating 5 out of 5]

One of the best books I have read on ethics. Presentation is clear due to dialogue format, and at the same time rigour is there. And because the ideas are recent, this book is particularly illuminating.

[Alissa · Rating 5 out of 5]

Written by one of my professors in my Master course...great read!