Readership: Scholars and students of moral philosophy
Sean McKeever, Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Davidson College, North Carolina., and Michael Ridge, University of Edinburgh
"Principled Ethics is an excellent work of philosophy...No philosopher working on particularism should ignore McKeever and Ridge's arguments...All in all, Principled Ethics is a highly stimulating read" - Daniel Star, Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews
"an impressive counterblast to the particularists, and a genuine contribution to the debate" - Jonathan Dancy, TLS
"Despite the attractions of particularism, most philosophers feel that it misses something. McKeever and Ridge turn these vague worries into razor-sharp objections. Then they develop a moderate alternative view of how principles work in morality. For anyone tempted to become a particularist, this book is a powerful deterrent." - Walter Sinnott-Armstrong, Dartmouth College
1: The many moral particularisms 2: Holism about reasons 3: Default reasons 4: Moral vision 5: Constitutive generalism 6: From moral knowledge to default principles 7: Beyond default principles or trimming the hedges 8: Generalism as a regulative ideal 9: Principled guidance Appendix
