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Explorations in Ethics

David Kaspar Editor

Explorations in Ethics

Editor David Kaspar Philosophy St. John’s University Staten Island, NY, USA

ISBN 978-3-030-48050-9    ISBN 978-3-030-48051-6 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-48051-6 © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are solely and exclusively licensed by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, expressed or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Cover illustration: Marina Lohrbach_shutterstock.com This Palgrave Macmillan imprint is published by the registered company Springer Nature Switzerland AG. The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland

To all the explorers in ethics

Foreword

Explorations in Ethics is the product of several meetings of the Speculative Ethics Forum in New York City. That conference has as its explicit remit the fostering of new, and in some respects still developing, ideas in moral philosophy, broadly conceived. David Kaspar, who organized the meetings of the Forum, was driven by the sense that the field of ethics had become too tame, too rote, and too snugly fitted into the predictable confines of professional philosophy. As he saw it, moral philosophy was in danger of growing stale. What was needed, he reasoned, was a forum where moral philosophers could push the envelope and take a few risks of the kind that would in other venues invite reprimand. In calling for ‘speculative’ work, however, the Forum was nonetheless devoted to the highest standards of philosophical quality; the aim was to provide a site where top-notch moral philosophy could be done beyond the restrictive expectations and requirements of the standard professional venues. There is some irony in the fact that moral philosophy today should need a ‘safe space’ for thinking outside of the professional strictures. After all, it wasn’t all that long ago