During a career spanning over thirty years Philip Pettit has made
seminal contributions in moral philosophy, political philosophy,
philosophy of the social sciences, philosophy of mind and action,
and metaphysics. His many contributions would be remarkable enough
in themselves, but they are made all the more remarkable by the
ways in which Pettit connects them with each other. Pettit holds
that the lessons learned when thinking about problems in one area
of philosophy often constitute ready-made solutions to problems we
faced in completely different areas. His body of work taken as a
whole provides a vivid example of what philosophy looks like when
done with that conviction.
Common Minds presents specially written papers by some of the most
eminent philosophers alive today, grappling with some of the themes
derived from the larger program that Pettit has inspired. How are
we to do the best we can, whether in the domain of morality or
politics, given that we are non-ideal agents acting in non-ideal
circumstances? What is the normative significance of the capacity
we have to engage in rational deliberation, both individually and
collectively, about what to do? How are we to square our conception
of ourselves as rational deliberators with the more mechanistic
conception of ourselves and the world we inhabit that we get from
the natural sciences? The volume concludes with a substantial piece
by Pettit in which he gives an overview of his work, draws out the
connections between its key themes, and provides a rich commentary
on the preceding essays.
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