Values and Morals Essays in Honor of William Frankena, Charles Steve

This Festschrift seeks to honor three highly distinguished scholars in the Department of Philosophy, University of Michigan: William K. Frankena, Charles L. Stevenson, and Richard B. Brandt. Each has made significant con­ tributions to the philosophic lit

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Board of Consulting Editors: J 0 NA T HA N BENNETT, University of British Co/umbia A LA N GIB BA R D, University of Pittsburgh ROBER T ST A LN AKER, Cornell University ROBERT G. TVRNBVLL,OhioStateUnive rsity

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VALUES AND MORALS

VALDES AND MORALS Essays in Honor of Wil/iam Frankena, Char/es Stevenson, and Richard Brandt

Edited by

ALVIN I. GOLDMAN and JAEGWON KIM The University of Michigan

SPRINGER-SCIENCE+BUSINESS MEDIA, B.V.

Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data Main entry under title: Values and morals. (Philosophical studies series in philosophy; v. 13) Bibliography: p. Includes index. 1. Ethics - Addresses, essays, lectures. 2. Frankena, William K. Addresses, essays, lectures. 3. Stevenson, Charles Leslie, 1908Addresses, essays, lectures. 4. Brandt, Richard B. - Addresses, essays, lectures. 1. Frankena, William K. II. Stevenson, Charles Leslie, 1908III. Brandt, Richard B. IV. Goldman, Alvin 1.,1938V. Kim, Jaegwon. BJlOI2.V34 170 78-16409 ISBN 978-90-481-8352-4 ISBN 978-94-015-7634-5 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-94-015-7634-5

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T ABLE OF CONTENTS

A R T H UR W. B U R KS / Preface

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DA V I D L Y 0 N S / Mill's Theory of Justice JOEL FEINBERG I The Irrterest in Liberty on the Scales W. V. QUINE/ On the Nature ofMoral Values J 0 H N RA wL s I The Basic Structure as Subject R. M. HARE / Relevance ALL AN GIBBAR D I Act-Utilitarian Agreements RODERICK M. CHISHOLM / lntrinsic Value J. o. URMSON I The Goals of Action GILBE R T HA R MAN/ What is Moral Relativism? MONROE C. BEARDSLEY/Intending H 0 L LY s. Go L DM AN I Doing the Best One Can R 0 DER I c K F IR T H I Are Epistemic Concepts Reducible to Ethical Concepts? KURT BA I ER / Moral Reasons and Reasons To Be Moral WARREN S. Q U IN N / Moral and Other Realisms: Some Initial Difficulties WI L LI AM P. ALSTON / Meta-Ethics and Meta-Epistemology RICHARD WASSERSTROM / Some Problems in the Definition and Justification of Punishment

I 21 37 47 73 91 121 131 143 163 185

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BIBLIOGRAPHIES William K. Frankena Charles L. Stevensan Richard B. Brandt

317 323 325

INDEX OF NAMES

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215 231 257 275

CHARLES STEVENSO

RICHARD BRANDT

PREFACE

This Festschrift seeks to honor three highly distinguished scholars in the Department of Philosophy, University of Michigan: William K. Frankena, Charles L. Stevenson, and Richard B. Brandt. Each has made significant contributions to the philosophic literature, particularly in the field of ethics. Michigan has been fortunate in having three such original and produc