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Bernard Williams

Title:

Bernard Williams

Author:

Thomas, Alan, 1964-

ISBN:

9780521662161

9780521665551

Publication Information:

New York : Cambridge University Press, c2007.

Physical Description:

xiii, 221 p. ; 24 cm.

Series:

Contemporary philosophy in focus

Series Title:

Contemporary philosophy in focus

Contents:

Realism and the absolute conception -- The nonobjectivist critique of moral knowledge -- Internal reasons and the scope of blame -- The critique of the morality system -- Shame, guilt, and pathological guilt -- Williams on Greek literature and philosophy -- Genealogies and the state of nature.

Personal Subject:

Williams, Bernard, 1929-2003.

Added Author:

Thomas, Alan, 1964-

Electronic Access:

Table of contents only http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip079/2007001351.html
Contributor biographical information http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0729/2007001351-b.html
Publisher description http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0729/2007001351-d.html

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Summary

This volume provides a systematic overview and comprehensive assessment of Bernard Williams' contribution to moral philosophy, a field in which Williams was one of the most influential of contemporary philosophers. The seven essays, which were specially commissioned for this volume, examine his work on moral objectivity, the nature of practical reason, moral emotion, the critique of the 'morality system', Williams' assessment of the ethical thought of the ancient world, and his later adoption of Nietzsche's method of 'genealogy'. Collectively, the essays not only engage with Williams' work, but also develop independent philosophical arguments in connection with those topics that have, over the last thirty years, particularly reflected Williams' influence.