Moral Obligation

The notion of obligation occupies a central place in morality. The essays in this volume address this issue.

1. Reflection and morality Charles Larmore; 2. Untying a knot from the inside out: reflections on the 'paradox' of supererogation Terry Horgan and Mark Timmons; 3. Subjective rightness Holly M. Smith; 4. Underivative duty: Prichard on moral obligation Thomas Hurka; 5. 'But it would be wrong' Stephen Darwall; 6. Moral obligation, blame, and self governance John Skorupski; 7. Making room for options: moral reasons, imperfect duties, and choice Patricia Greenspan; 8. The obligation to be virtuous: Kant's conception of the Tugendverpflichtung Paul Guyer; 9. A conceptual and (preliminary) normative explanation of waste Andrew Jason Cohen; 10. The duty to seek peace Bernard R. Boxhill; 11. Goals, luck, and moral obligation R. G. Frey; 12. Moral obligation after the death of God: critical reflections on concerns from Immanuel Kant, G. W. F. Hegel, and Elizabeth Anscombe H. Tristram Engelhardt, Jr.