Setting the Moral Compass

Essays by Women Philosophers
ISBN13: 9780195154757ISBN10: 0195154754 Paperback, 400 pages
Nov 2003,  In Stock

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Setting the Moral Compass brings together the (largely unpublished) work of nineteen women moral philosophers whose powerful and innovative work has contributed to the "re-setting of the compass" of moral philosophy over the past two decades. The contributors, who include many of the top names in this field, tackle several wide-ranging projects: they develop an ethics for ordinary life and vulnerable persons; they examine the question of what we ought to do for each other; they highlight the moral significance of inhabiting a shared social world; they reveal the complexities of moral negotiations; and finally they show us the place of emotion in moral life.

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"This collection admirably recognized and documents the contribution various women have made to moral philosophy."--Hypatia

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400 pages; 6-1/8 x 9-1/4; ISBN13: 978-0-19-515475-7ISBN10: 0-19-515475-4

About the Author(s)

Edited by Cheshire Calhoun, Professor of Philosophy, Colby College

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