Fact and Value: Essays on Ethics and Metaphysics for Judith Jarvis Thomson

By Robert C. Stalnaker

A diverse collection of essays, which reflect the breadth of Judith Jarvis Thomson's philosophical work. The diversity of topics discussed in this book reflects the breadth of Judith Jarvis Thomson's philosophical work. Throughout her long career at MIT, Thomson's straightforward approach and emphasis on problem-solving have shaped philosophy in significant ways. Some of the book's contributions discuss specific moral and political issues such as abortion, self-defense, the rights and obligations of prospective fathers, and political campaign finance. Other contributions concern the foundations of moral theory, focusing on hedonism, virtue ethics, the nature of nonconsequentialism, and the objectivity of moral claims. Finally, contributions in metaphysics and epistemology discuss the existence of sets, the structures reflected in conditional statements, and the commitments of testimony. Contributors Jonathan Bennett, Richard L. Cartwright, Joshua Cohen, N. Ann Davis, Catherine Z. Elgin, Gilbert Harman, Barbara Herman, Frances Myrna Kamm, Claudia Mills, T.M. Scanlon, Ernest Sosa

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0262024985
• ISBN13: 9780262024983
• Release Date: April 2001
• Publisher: Bradford Books
• Length: 260 Pages
• Weight: 1.18 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.3" x 0.8" x 6.0"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher