{"title":"T. M. Scanlon","description":"\u003cp\u003eT. M. Scanlon's works delve into the foundations of moral philosophy, exploring themes of responsibility, justice, and the ethical obligations we hold towards one another. His writing invites readers to consider the principles that govern human interactions and the reasons behind our moral commitments.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith a clear and rigorous approach, Scanlon challenges conventional views while offering fresh insights into the nature of morality. His books are essential for anyone interested in contemporary debates within \u003cem\u003ephilosophy and ethics\u003c\/em\u003e, combining profound thought with accessible prose.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"morality-and-responsibility-by-t-m-scanlon-9781509566976","title":"Morality and Responsibility","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eT. M. Scanlon is one of the world’s leading philosophers, widely known for his contractualist moral theory and his distinctive account of moral responsibility and blame. In these important essays, written between 2001 and 2021, Scanlon reflects on the lines of thinking that led him to these views, considers objections to them, and locates them in relation to the views of others, including Derek Parfit, Harry Frankfurt, Gary Watson, and Christine Korsgaard.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe result will be essential reading for scholars and students in moral philosophy, political philosophy, and the philosophy of law.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47000685969644,"sku":"9781509566976","price":44.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/12692013482725.jpg?v=1763297012"},{"product_id":"what-we-owe-to-each-other-by-t-m-scanlon-9780674004238","title":"What We Owe to Each Other","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHow do we judge whether an action is morally right or wrong? If an action is wrong, what reason does that give us not to do it? Why should we give such reasons priority over our other concerns and values?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eWhat We Owe to Each Other\u003c\/em\u003e, T. M. Scanlon offers new answers to these questions, as they apply to the central part of morality that concerns what we owe to each other. According to his contractualist view, thinking about right and wrong is thinking about what we do in terms that could be justified to others and that they could not reasonably reject.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHe shows how the special authority of conclusions about right and wrong arises from the value of being related to others in this way, and he demonstrates how familiar moral ideas such as fairness and responsibility can be understood through their role in this process of mutual justification and criticism.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eScanlon bases his contractualism on a broader account of reasons, value, and individual well-being that challenges standard views about these crucial notions. He argues that desires do not provide us with reasons, that states of affairs are not the primary bearers of value, and that well-being is not as important for rational decision-making as it is commonly held to be.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eScanlon is a pluralist about both moral and non-moral values. He argues that, taking this plurality of values into account, contractualism allows for most of the variability in moral requirements that relativists have claimed, while still accounting for the full force of our judgments of right and wrong.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47471937716460,"sku":"9780674004238","price":90.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/d92bedf905b9157c6129428d43abec3b.jpg?v=1775692678"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/t-m-scanlon.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}