Intuitionism

Content: Cover
 HalfTitle
 Series
 Title
 Copyright
 Dedication
 Contents
 Acknowledgments
 Introduction
 The search for a supreme principle
 We know what's right
 The approach of intuitionism
 Overview
 1 Thinking about morality
 Introduction
 Moral beliefs and intuitionism
 Methods of intuitionism
 The first data of ethics
 Assumptions to avoid
 Divisions in moral theory
 Intuitionism
 Morality in action
 Commonsense morality?
 Persistent data
 Prejudices and social support
 Chapter summary
 2 The story of contemporary intuitionism
 Introduction
 Prichard's point
 Ross's intuitionism. The downfall of early analytic intuitionismStrawson's case against intuitionism
 General trends against intuitionism
 The power of intuition
 Methods of ethics
 Audi's insight
 Moral disagreement
 Chapter summary
 3 Moral knowledge
 Introduction
 Empiricism and rationalism
 Self-evidence explained
 Moral proofs
 Justification structures
 Epistemic appraisal
 Intuitions
 Skepticism about intuitions
 Self-evidence, mathematics, and morality
 Mere truisms?
 Synthetic a priori truths
 You know what's right
 Chapter summary
 4 New challenges to intuitionism
 Introduction. Where in the world is morality?Moral skepticism and moral nihilism
 Responding to moral nihilism
 Naturalism and nonnaturalism
 Supervenience problems
 Supervenience solutions
 Expert disagreement
 Intuitionism and disagreement
 Chapter summary
 5 The grounds of morality
 Introduction
 Moral explanation
 Moral relations
 Properties of moral relations
 Transactions
 Moral kinds
 Promises
 Variations of conditions for promises
 Understanding and a priori knowledge
 The metaphysical status of moral kinds
 The convention objection
 Chapter summary
 6 The right and the good reconsidered. IntroductionWhat's wrong with deontology
 Intuitionists against intrinsically good action
 Prichard's case for intrinsically good action
 Ross's case for intrinsically good action
 Good and right
 Good and kind
 Ought
 Possible moral facts
 Particular moral facts
 Explaining supervenience
 Chapter summary
 7 Intuitionism's rivals
 Introduction
 Moral knowledge and normative ethics
 Supreme principles of morality
 Kantianism
 New Kantianism
 Utilitarianism
 Utilitarianism and action-guidance
 Utilitarianism and moral explanation
 Virtue ethics
 Criteria of right action. The incorporation projectChapter summary
 8 Practical and ultimate moral issues
 Introduction
 Which principles?
 Moral decisions
 Moral risk
 Between thought and action
 The prudence dependency thesis
 Moral knowledge again
 The motivation problem
 The ultimate issues
 Chapter summary
 Conclusion
 Notes
 References
 Index.