Abizadeh uncovers the basic distinction underwriting Hobbes's ethics: between prudential reasons of the good and reasons of the right, for which we are accountable to others. Hobbes's distinction marks a watershed in the transition to modern ethics. Of interest to Hobbes scholars, historians of ethics, moral philosophers, and political theorists.
Abizadeh uncovers the basic distinction underwriting Hobbes's ethics: between prudential reasons of the good and reasons of the right, for which we are accountable to others. Hobbes's distinction marks a watershed in the transition to modern ethics. Of interest to Hobbes scholars, historians of ethics, moral philosophers, and political theorists.
Arash Abizadeh (M.Phil. Oxford, Ph.D. Harvard) is Associate Professor at the Department of Political Science and Associate Member of the Department of Philosophy at McGill University, Montréal. He has published extensively on Hobbes in journals including the Journal of the History of Philosophy, The Historical Journal, Philosophers' Imprint and Modern Intellectual History.
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Preface Introduction Part I. The Metaethics of Reasons: 1. Naturalism 2. Mind, action, and reasoning Part II. Reasons of the Good 3. Subjectivism, instrumentalism, and prudentialism about reasons 4. A theory of the good: felicity by anticipatory pleasure Part III. Reasons of the Right: 5. Accountability and obligations 6. The laws of nature, morality, and justice 7. Rational agency and personhood Conclusion: naturalism and normativity.
Preface Introduction Part I. The Metaethics of Reasons: 1. Naturalism 2. Mind, action, and reasoning Part II. Reasons of the Good 3. Subjectivism, instrumentalism, and prudentialism about reasons 4. A theory of the good: felicity by anticipatory pleasure Part III. Reasons of the Right: 5. Accountability and obligations 6. The laws of nature, morality, and justice 7. Rational agency and personhood Conclusion: naturalism and normativity.
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