Hume on Motivation and Virtue - (Philosophers in Depth) by C Pigden (Hardcover)

About the Book

"This collection is devoted to questions in meta-ethics and moral psychology arising from the work of David Hume. The collection focuses on questions arising from Humes views on reason, motivation and virtue including new essays from notable Hume scholars"--Provided by publisher.

Book Synopsis

This collection is devoted to questions in meta-ethics and moral psychology arising from the work of David Hume. The collection focuses on questions arising from Hume's views on reason, motivation and virtue including new essays from notable Hume scholars.

About the Author

ANNETTE C. BAIER lives in her native New Zealand. Before retiring she taught at the universities of Aberdeen, Auckland, Sydney and Pittsburgh STEPHEN FINLAY is Assistant Professor, University of Southern California, USA KENT HURTIG teaches Philosophy at University of Stirling, UK ROSALIND HURSTHOUSE is a lecturer at the Open University, UK RICHARD JOYCE is a Research Fellow in the Philosophy Department, University of Sydney, Australia NORVA Y. S. LO is a lecturer in the Department of Philosophy, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia GRAHAM ODDIE is currently Professor of Philosophy (and Associate Dean of Humanities) at the University of Colorado at Boulder, USA HERLINDE PAUER-STUDER is Associate Professor for Philosophy at the University of Vienna, Austria LUKE RUSSELL is Lecturer in the Department of Philosophy, University of Sydney, Australia CONSTANTINE SANDIS is a lecturer in Philosophy at Oxford Brookes University and NYU in London, UK MICHAEL SMITH is Professor of Philosophy at Princeton University, USA CHRISTINE SWANTON is a professor in the Philosophy Department, University of Auckland, New Zealand