The Oxford Handbook of Value Theory
by Hirose, Iwao; Olson, JonasEdition: Reprint
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Pub. Date: 2018-10-01
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Author Biography
Iwao Hirose is Associate Professor at the Philosophy Department and the School of Environment, McGill University. He is the author of Moral Aggregation (OUP, 2015), Egalitarianism (2015), and The Ethics of Health Care Rationing (with Greg Bognar, 2014). He is also editor of Weighing and Reasoning: Themes from the Philosophy of John Broome (with Andrew Reisner, OUP, 2015).
Jonas Olson is Professor of Practical Philosophy at Stockholm University. He works mainly on value theory, metaethics, and the history of moral philosophy. He is the author of Moral Error Therory: History, Critique, Defence (OUP, 2014).
Table of Contents
Contributors
Introduction to Value Theory: Iwao Hirose and Jonas Olson
Part I: Foundations
1. Value and Normativity: Michael J. Zimmerman
2. Intrinsic and Extrinsic Value: Toni Rønnow-Rasmussen
3. Doubts about Intrinsic Value: Jonas Olson
4. Value and Desires: Graham Oddie
5. Value and Emotions: Christine Tappolet
6. Neutral and Relative Value: Garrett Cullity
7. Value and Time: Krister Bykvist
8. Monism and Pluralism about Value: Chris Heathwood
9. Prudential Value: Valerie Tiberius
10. Kantian Axiology and the Dualism of Practical Reason: Ralf M. Bader
Part II: Structure
11. Value Incomparability and Incommensurability: Ruth Chang
12. Value Superiority: Gustaf Arrhenius and Wlodek Rabinowicz
13. General and Personal Good: Harsanyi's Contribution to the Theory of Value: John Broome
14. Theories of Value Aggregation: Utilitarianism, Egalitarianism , Prioritarianism: Nils Holtug
15. Organic Unities: Erik Carlson
16. Skepticism about Value Aggregation: Iwao Hirose
Part III: Extensions
17. Value and Cost-Benefit Analysis: Matthew D. Adler
18. The Value of Health: Daniel Hausman
19. Freedom and Its Value: Prasanta Pattanaik and Yongsheng Xu
20. Value in Nature: David Schmidtz
21. Population Axiology: M. A. Roberts
22. The Value of Existence: Gustaf Arrhenius and Wlodek Rabinowicz
Index
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