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Book Review: Drawing Morals: Essays in Ethical Theory , written by Thomas Hurka

Book Review: Drawing Morals: Essays in Ethical Theory , written by Thomas Hurka (New York: Oxford University Press, 2011), 276 pp. ISBN: 978-0199743094. Hardback: $99.00. Drawing Morals collects Hurka’s better work in normative ethics published between 1982 and 2010. The Hurka connoisseur might not find much of interest beyond the recondite task of uncovering the author’s principle of selection. Indeed, changes from the original published pieces seem to be deletions rather than additions, clarifications, or responses to objections (only chapter 8, “Why Value Autonomy?” expands the original). Especially in light of Hurka’s endorsing a Moorean principle of organic unities (see chapter 6), experts might wonder whether in this instance less is more. The book comprises four parts. The first, which is the opening chapter, is Hurka’s methodological manifesto, about which more shortly. Next is a section appropriately entitled, “Comparing and Combining Goods,” in which he addresses a range of topics in value theory, including questions about value and population size, monism and pluralism, the value of virtue, and Moore’s principle of organic unities. The third part collects work on individual goods, including discussions of the value of autonomy, the nature of desert, and the explanatory priority of virtuous acts and dispositions. The final, miscellaneous section addresses principles of right and some http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Journal of Moral Philosophy Brill

Book Review: Drawing Morals: Essays in Ethical Theory , written by Thomas Hurka

Byron, Michael
Journal of Moral Philosophy , Volume 11 (2): 261 – Mar 22, 2014
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© 2014 by Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands
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Book Reviews
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1740-4681
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(New York: Oxford University Press, 2011), 276 pp. ISBN: 978-0199743094. Hardback: $99.00. Drawing Morals collects Hurka’s better work in normative ethics published between 1982 and 2010. The Hurka connoisseur might not find much of interest beyond the recondite task of uncovering the author’s principle of selection. Indeed, changes from the original published pieces seem to be deletions rather than additions, clarifications, or responses to objections (only chapter 8, “Why Value Autonomy?” expands the original). Especially in light of Hurka’s endorsing a Moorean principle of organic unities (see chapter 6), experts might wonder whether in this instance less is more. The book comprises four parts. The first, which is the opening chapter, is Hurka’s methodological manifesto, about which more shortly. Next is a section appropriately entitled, “Comparing and Combining Goods,” in which he addresses a range of topics in value theory, including questions about value and population size, monism and pluralism, the value of virtue, and Moore’s principle of organic unities. The third part collects work on individual goods, including discussions of the value of autonomy, the nature of desert, and the explanatory priority of virtuous acts and dispositions. The final, miscellaneous section addresses principles of right and some

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Published: Mar 22, 2014

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