Moral Animals Ideals and Constraints in Moral Theory [Paperback]

Moral Animalsoffers a brand new approach to moral theory. Drawing on anthropology, sociology, and evolutionary theory, as well as philosophy of language and philosophy of science, Catherine Wilson shows how to understand and reconcile our moral aspirations for a just world with the constraints human nature places on us. This ambitious book will spark fresh debates within philosophy and across the social sciences.

1. Morality as a System of Advantage-Reducing Imperatives
2. Paraworlds and Confirmation
3. Limits on Theory I: Costs to Agents
4. Limits on Theory II: Immanent Standpoints
5. The Anonymity Requirement and Counterweight Principles
6. The Division of the Co-operative Surplus
7. The Role of a Merit Principle in Distributive Justice
8. Moral Equality and 'Natural' Subordination
Bibliography
Index

She makes a strong case for adopting her modified version of egalitarianism...Wilson's contribution will be useful for students and scholars who are concerned with ethics and moral theory. --CHOICE