The Good, the Right, Life and Death Essays in Honor of Fred Feldman |
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Author:
| Raibley, Jason R. Zimmerman, Michael J. |
Editor:
| McDaniel, Kris |
ISBN: | 978-0-7546-5293-9 |
Publication Date: | Jun 2006 |
Publisher: | Routledge
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Book Format: | Hardback |
List Price: | USD $175.00 |
Book Description:
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Fred Feldman, Professor of Philosophy at UMass - Amherst, is widely recognized for his subtle defense of hedonistic consequentialism and for his plainspoken and exact philosophical style. This book collects new and original articles from an international team of scholars to celebrate his philosophical contributions. The three main topics of the book - moral goodness, moral rightness and the ethical and metaphysical puzzles posed by death - are topics that have occupied Professor...
More DescriptionFred Feldman, Professor of Philosophy at UMass - Amherst, is widely recognized for his subtle defense of hedonistic consequentialism and for his plainspoken and exact philosophical style. This book collects new and original articles from an international team of scholars to celebrate his philosophical contributions. The three main topics of the book - moral goodness, moral rightness and the ethical and metaphysical puzzles posed by death - are topics that have occupied Professor Feldman throughout his philosophical career. Each contribution advances the state of the art in analytical ethics and metaphysics through critical analysis of previous work and the formulation of new positions. As a collection, these essays represent a sustained reflection on the merits and limitations of a whole, integrated research program in moral philosophy: hedonistic consequentialism.