Papers in Ethics and Social Philosophy: Volume 3

By David Kellogg Lewis

Book Overview

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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521587867
• ISBN13: 9780521587860
• Release Date: October 1999
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 268 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 8.5"