NORMATIVE ETHICS
My papers in normative ethics are listed below, in reverse chronological order. If a PDF of a paper is password protected, the password is "copp". Those interested in my publications in normative ethics might also be interested in papers I have listed on other pages.
2012: “Experiments, Intuitions, and Methodology in Moral and Political Theory,” in Russ Shafer-Landau, ed., Oxford Studies in Meta-Ethics, vol. 8 (Oxford: Oxford University Press).
2009: “Is Society-Centered Moral Theory a Contemporary Version of Natural Law Theory?” Dialogue, 48, pp. 19-36.
2006: “Introduction: Metaethics and Normative Ethics”, in David Copp, ed., The Oxford Handbook of Ethical Theory (New York: Oxford University Press), pp. 3-35.
2004: “Morality and Virtue: An Assessment of Some Recent Work in Virtue Ethics”, Ethics, 114, pp. 514-554. Co-authored with David Sobel.
2000: Review of What We Owe to Each Other, by T.M. Scanlon, in Economics and Philosophy, 16, pp. 368-372. Co-authored with David Sobel.
1996: Review of Balance and Refinement: Beyond Coherence Methods of Moral Inquiry by Michael R. DePaul, in Philosophy and Phenomenological Research, 56, pp. 959-962.
1993: “Quinn on Double Effect: The Problem of ‘Closeness’”, with John Martin Fischer and Mark Ravizza, Ethics, 103, pp. 707-725.
1990: "Contractarianism and Moral Skepticism", in Peter Vallentyne, ed., Contractarianism and Rational Choice: Essays on Gauthier (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press), pp. 196-228.
1989: "Consequentialist Rights: L.W. Sumner's The Moral Foundation of Rights", Dialogue, 28, pp 131-148.
1984: "Considered Judgments and Moral Justification: Conservatism in Moral Theory", in David Copp and David Zimmerman, eds., Morality, Reason and Truth (Totowa, N.J.: Rowman and Allanheld), pp 141-168.
1983: Review of Utilitarianism and Cooperation, by Donald H. Regan, in The Philosophical Review, 92, pp 617- 622.
1979: "The Iterated-Utilitarianism of J.S. Mill", Canadian Journal of Philosophy, Supplementary Volume V, pp 75-98.
- My essays on collective entities and morality are to be found here.
- My papers on topics in applied ethics can be found here.
- My papers on moral responsibility, the principle of alternate possibilities, and the Maxim that ought implies can, are to be found listed among my papers in Meta-Ethics, here.
- Some of my papers in political philosophy, such as essays on justice, could also be viewed as concerned with normative ethics. These papers are here.
2012: “Experiments, Intuitions, and Methodology in Moral and Political Theory,” in Russ Shafer-Landau, ed., Oxford Studies in Meta-Ethics, vol. 8 (Oxford: Oxford University Press).
2009: “Is Society-Centered Moral Theory a Contemporary Version of Natural Law Theory?” Dialogue, 48, pp. 19-36.
2006: “Introduction: Metaethics and Normative Ethics”, in David Copp, ed., The Oxford Handbook of Ethical Theory (New York: Oxford University Press), pp. 3-35.
2004: “Morality and Virtue: An Assessment of Some Recent Work in Virtue Ethics”, Ethics, 114, pp. 514-554. Co-authored with David Sobel.
2000: Review of What We Owe to Each Other, by T.M. Scanlon, in Economics and Philosophy, 16, pp. 368-372. Co-authored with David Sobel.
1996: Review of Balance and Refinement: Beyond Coherence Methods of Moral Inquiry by Michael R. DePaul, in Philosophy and Phenomenological Research, 56, pp. 959-962.
1993: “Quinn on Double Effect: The Problem of ‘Closeness’”, with John Martin Fischer and Mark Ravizza, Ethics, 103, pp. 707-725.
1990: "Contractarianism and Moral Skepticism", in Peter Vallentyne, ed., Contractarianism and Rational Choice: Essays on Gauthier (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press), pp. 196-228.
1989: "Consequentialist Rights: L.W. Sumner's The Moral Foundation of Rights", Dialogue, 28, pp 131-148.
1984: "Considered Judgments and Moral Justification: Conservatism in Moral Theory", in David Copp and David Zimmerman, eds., Morality, Reason and Truth (Totowa, N.J.: Rowman and Allanheld), pp 141-168.
1983: Review of Utilitarianism and Cooperation, by Donald H. Regan, in The Philosophical Review, 92, pp 617- 622.
1979: "The Iterated-Utilitarianism of J.S. Mill", Canadian Journal of Philosophy, Supplementary Volume V, pp 75-98.