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PublisherOxford University Press, Incorporated
ISBN-100199959307
ISBN-139780199959303
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Number of Pages456 Pages
Publication NameOxford Handbook of Value Theory
LanguageEnglish
SubjectEthics & Moral Philosophy
Publication Year2015
TypeTextbook
AuthorJonas Olson
Subject AreaPhilosophy
SeriesOxford Handbooks Ser.
FormatHardcover
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Item Height1.6 in
Item Weight31.2 Oz
Item Length6.7 in
Item Width9.8 in
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Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
LCCN2014-021185
Reviews"This handbook collects a nice assortment of papers on value theory, ranging from papers about highly abstract structural features of axiology to applied topics. It is, we think, a helpful addition to the literature. Many of the papers are excellent. Some provide useful summaries of debates...The volume will, we are sure, be useful for teaching the debates, especially at the graduate level...It is well worth reading for both seasoned axiologists and graduate students working in ethics, and it provides a terrific sampling of the state of the art." -- Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews Online, "This handbook collects a nice assortment of papers on value theory, ranging from papers about highly abstract structural features of axiology to applied topics. It is, we think, a helpful addition to the literature. Many of the papers are excellent. Some provide useful summaries of debates...The volume will, we are sure, be useful for teaching the debates, especially at the graduate level...It is well worth reading for both seasoned axiologists and graduatestudents working in ethics, and it provides a terrific sampling of the state of the art." -- Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews Online"After a clear introduction by the editors, the book includes twenty-two new essays divided into three groups. All of the essays are of high quality. Some are more accessible than others, but each essay was well-written and contributes to the overall excellence of the volume...it is a helpful resource to have on the shelf...Many students and instructors would do well to study the essays in this section to clarify their conceptions and inform their argumentsregarding values." -- Philosophia Christi, "This handbook collects a nice assortment of papers on value theory, ranging from papers about highly abstract structural features of axiology to applied topics. It is, we think, a helpful addition to the literature. Many of the papers are excellent. Some provide useful summaries of debates...The volume will, we are sure, be useful for teaching the debates, especially at the graduate level...It is well worth reading for both seasoned axiologists and graduate students working in ethics, and it provides a terrific sampling of the state of the art." -- Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews Online "After a clear introduction by the editors, the book includes twenty-two new essays divided into three groups. All of the essays are of high quality. Some are more accessible than others, but each essay was well-written and contributes to the overall excellence of the volume...it is a helpful resource to have on the shelf...Many students and instructors would do well to study the essays in this section to clarify their conceptions and inform their arguments regarding values." -- Philosophia Christi, This handbook collects a nice assortment of papers on value theory, ranging from papers about highly abstract structural features of axiology to applied topics. It is, we think, a helpful addition to the literature. Many of the papers are excellent. Some provide useful summaries of debates...The volume will, we are sure, be useful for teaching the debates, especially at the graduate level...It is well worth reading for both seasoned axiologists and graduate studentsworking in ethics, and it provides a terrific sampling of the state of the art.
TitleLeadingThe
Dewey Edition23
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal121/.8
Table Of ContentContributorsIntroduction to Value TheoryPart I: Foundations1. Value and Normativity2. Intrinsic and Extrinsic Value3. Doubts about Intrinsic Value4. Value and Desires5. Value and Emotions6. Neutral and Relative Value7. Value and Time8. Monism and Pluralism about Value9. Prudential Value10. Kantian Axiology and the Dualism of Practical ReasonPart II: Structure11. Value Incomparability and Incommensurability12. Value Superiority13. General and Personal Good: Harsanyi's Contribution to the Theory of Value14. Theories of Value Aggregation: Utilitarianism, Egalitarianism , Prioritarianism15. Organic Unities16. Skepticism about Value AggregationPart III: Extensions17. Value and Cost-Benefit Analysis18. The Value of Health19. Freedom and Its Value20. Value in Nature21. Population Axiology22. The Value of ExistenceIndex
SynopsisQuestions about value are important in many contexts. Value theory, or axiology, studies which things are good or bad, how good or bad they are, and, most fundamentally, what it is for a thing to be good or bad. This Handbook provides a comprehensive and state-of-art overview of the debate in value theory., Value theory, or axiology, looks at what things are good or bad, how good or bad they are, and, most fundamentally, what it is for a thing to be good or bad. Questions about value and about what is valuable are important to moral philosophers, since most moral theories hold that we ought to promote the good (even if this is not the only thing we ought to do). This Handbook focuses on value theory as it pertains to ethics, broadly construed, and provides a comprehensive overview of contemporary debates pertaining not only to philosophy but also to other disciplines-most notably, political theory and economics.The Handbook's twenty-two newly commissioned chapters are divided into three parts. Part I: Foundations concerns fundamental and interrelated issues about the nature of value and distinctions between kinds of value. Part II: Structure concerns formal properties of value that bear on the possibilities of measuring and comparing value. Part III: Extensions, finally, considers specific topics, ranging from health to freedom, where questions of value figure prominently., Value theory, or axiology, looks at what things are good or bad, how good or bad they are, and, most fundamentally, what it is for a thing to be good or bad. Questions about value and about what is valuable are important to moral philosophers, since most moral theories hold that we ought to promote the good (even if this is not the only thing we ought to do). This Handbook focuses on value theory as it pertains to ethics, broadly construed, and provides a comprehensive overview of contemporary debates pertaining not only to philosophy but also to other disciplines-most notably, political theory and economics. The Handbook's twenty-two newly commissioned chapters are divided into three parts. Part I: Foundations concerns fundamental and interrelated issues about the nature of value and distinctions between kinds of value. Part II: Structure concerns formal properties of value that bear on the possibilities of measuring and comparing value. Part III: Extensions, finally, considers specific topics, ranging from health to freedom, where questions of value figure prominently.
LC Classification NumberBD232.O94 2015
