Stern, R.A. (2014) Darwall on Second-Personal Ethics. European Journal of Philosophy, 22 (2). 321 - 333. ISSN 1468-0378
Abstract
Stephen Darwall is rightly regarded as one of the most interesting ethicists writing today. In his 2006 book The Second-Person Standpoint: Morality, Respect and Accountability (Darwall 2006), he introduced into the debate a new emphasis on what he called the second-personal character of ethics, which he defended with skill and care. In the newer books under review,1 which are collections of papers most of which were published previously, he expands and elaborates the position taken in his monograph. This includes engaging in debates with critics and opponents; following through various implications of his position in new ways; and adding depth and detail to some of the historical background of his view. Taken together, then, these three works represent a formidable articulation of a distinctive position in ethics, which is bound to continue to attract discussion and controversy. In what follows, I will begin by offering a brief sketch of Darwall’s basic outlook (§1), offer an overview of the themes of the papers in these collections (§2), and then present some critical responses of my own (§3).
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2014 Wiley. This is an author produced version of a paper subsequently published in European Journal of Philosophy. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Arts and Humanities (Sheffield) > Department of Philosophy (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 03 Nov 2014 10:15 |
Last Modified: | 20 Jun 2016 03:37 |
Published Version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ejop.12090 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Wiley |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1111/ejop.12090 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:81349 |