Moral theory : an introduction / Mark Timmons. [print]

Previous edition: 2013.

Includes bibliographies and index.

1 What Is Moral Theory? ;

2 Divine Command Theory ;

3 Moral Relativism ;

4 Natural Law Theory ;

5 Consequentialism 1: Classical Utilitarianism ;

6 Consequentialism 2: Contemporary Developments ;

7 Ethical Egoism ;

8 Kant's Moral Theory ;

9 Ethics of Prima Facie Duty ;

10 Moral Contractualism ;

11 Virtue Ethics and Care Ethics ;

12 Moral Particularism ;

13 Conclusion ;

Appendix Standards for Evaluating Moral Theories ;

Guide to Terminology.

Moral Theory explores historically important and currently debated moral theories, including divine command theory, relativism, natural law theory, consequentialism, egoism, Kant's ethics, ethics of prima facie duties, and virtue and care ethics. The third edition features a new chapter on contractualism and an updated guide to terminology.

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Mark Timmons is professor of philosophy at the University of Arizona. He has published extensively on topics in moral theory, metaethics, and Kant's ethics. He is author of Morality without Foundations (1999), Kant's Doctrine of Virtue: A Guide (2021) and editor of the annual Oxford Studies in Normative Ethics.