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Person, Polis, Planet : Essays in Applied Philosophy by David Schmidtz (2011, Trade Paperback)

This volume collects thirteen of David Schmidtz's essays on the question of what it takes to live a good life, given that we live in a social and natural world.

Number of Volumes
1 Vol.
Lc Classification Number
Bj1012.S345 2011
Reviews
This really is philosophy for the real world, and the more impressive for that, since it takes a certain surefootedness to keep ones arguments philosophically rigorous while making so much of historical fact ... Schmidtz's distinctive prose is simple and informal, yet capable of conveying complex and subtle point ... Readers of Person, Polis, Planet will, as a result, discover Schmidtz's challenging, detailed arguments without having to perform excavations to get at them.
Table of Content
1. IntroductionPerson2. Choosing Strategies3. Choosing Ends4. Reasons for Altruism5. What Nozick Did For Decision Theory (by David Schmidtz and Sarah Wright) Polis6. How To Deserve7. Separateness, Suffering, and Moral Theory8. Moral Dualism9. Diminishing Marginal Utility10. GuaranteesPlanet11. The Institution of Property12. Reinventing the Commons (by David Schmidtz and Elizabeth Willott)13. Natural Enemies14. Are All Species Equal?
Copyright Date
2011
Target Audience
Scholarly & Professional
Topic
Ethics & Moral Philosophy, General
Dewey Decimal
170
Dewey Edition
22
Genre
Philosophy

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