Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Foreword
- 1 Introduction: Varieties of Practical Conflict and the Scope of Practical Reason
- 2 Willing the Law
- 3 The Myth of Egoism
- 4 Thinking about Conflicts of Desire
- 5 Putting Together Morality and Well-Being
- 6 The Second Worst in Practical Conflict
- 7 Personal Practical Conflicts
- 8 Sources of Practical Conflicts and Reasons for Regret
- 9 Conflicting Values and Conflicting Virtues
- 10 Involvement and Detachment: A Paradox of Practical Reason
- 11 Outcomes of Internal Conflicts in the Sphere of Akrasia and Self-Control
- 12 Are There Insolvable Moral Conflicts?
- 13 Moral Dilemmas of Transitional Justice
- 14 Do Conflicts Make Us Free?
- List of Contributors
- Name Index
- Subject Index
Foreword
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 02 December 2009
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Foreword
- 1 Introduction: Varieties of Practical Conflict and the Scope of Practical Reason
- 2 Willing the Law
- 3 The Myth of Egoism
- 4 Thinking about Conflicts of Desire
- 5 Putting Together Morality and Well-Being
- 6 The Second Worst in Practical Conflict
- 7 Personal Practical Conflicts
- 8 Sources of Practical Conflicts and Reasons for Regret
- 9 Conflicting Values and Conflicting Virtues
- 10 Involvement and Detachment: A Paradox of Practical Reason
- 11 Outcomes of Internal Conflicts in the Sphere of Akrasia and Self-Control
- 12 Are There Insolvable Moral Conflicts?
- 13 Moral Dilemmas of Transitional Justice
- 14 Do Conflicts Make Us Free?
- List of Contributors
- Name Index
- Subject Index
Summary
The idea for this anthology grew out of many discussions and jointly taught seminars on matters of values, autonomy, practical reasons, and rational choice at the Philosophy Department at Göttingen University (Germany).
All of the papers collected in this anthology are original contributions except Christine Korsgaard's “The Myth of Egoism,” which was delivered as the 1999 Lindley Lecture at the Department of Philosophy at the University of Kansas. We thank Christine Korsgaard and the Department of Philosophy for allowing us to reprint the lecture here, which, so far, has been accessible only to a relatively small audience.
Many people have encouraged us to pursue this book project. We are particularly grateful to the contributors and special thanks go to Rüdiger Bittner and R. Jay Wallace for their ongoing support and many helpful suggestions. Many thanks go to Jon Cameron for producing the index. We also thank Terence Moore of Cambridge University Press for his valuable guidance during the preparation of this volume.
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- Practical ConflictsNew Philosophical Essays, pp. vii - viiiPublisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2004