Warren Quinn was widely regarded as a moral philosopher of
remarkable talent. This collection of his most important
contributions to moral philosophy and the philosophy of action has
been edited for publication by Philippa Foot. Quinn laid out the
foundations for an anti-utilitarian moral philosophy that was
critical of much contemporary work in ethics, such as the
anti-realism of Gilbert Harman and the neo-subjectivism of Bernard
Williams. Quinn's own distinctive moral theory is developed in the
discussion of substantial, practical moral issues. For example,
there are important pieces here on the permissibility of abortion,
the justification (if any) of punishing criminals when no
particular good seems likely to result, and on the distinction
between killing and allowing to die, a distinction crucial to the
subject of euthanasia and other topics in medical ethics. The
volume would be ideally suited to upper-level undergraduate courses
and graduate seminars on the foundations of ethics.
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