Papers in Ethics and Social Philosophy: Volume 3 (Cambridge Studies in Philosophy)
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Author(s)Lewis, David
PublisherCambridge University Press
ISBN / ASIN0521582490
ISBN-139780521582490
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Description
This third volume of Lewis' papers is devoted to his work in ethics and social philosophy. Topics covered include the logic of obligation and permission; decision theory and its relation to the idea that beliefs might play the motivating role of desires; a subjectivist analysis of value; dilemmas in virtue ethics; the problem of evil; problems about self-prediction; social coordination, linguistic and otherwise; alleged duties to rescue distant strangers; toleration as a tacit treaty; nuclear warfare; and punishment. The purpose of this collection, and the two preceding volumes, is to disseminate more widely the work of an eminent and influential contemporary philosopher.










