Moral Psychology

Peggy DesAutels is associate professor of philosophy at the University of Dayton.Margaret Urban Walker is Lincoln Professor of Ethics, Justice, and the Public Sphere at Arizona State University.

Not only does this volume contain fascinating original essays well worth reading in their own right, it also makes a case, as a whole, for thinking about moral psychology as a central theme within ethics. As Margaret Walker argues in the Introduction, emotion, thought, action, and responsbility constitute the how of ethics. If we take it seriously, this approach transforms the study of ethics. This book is thus indispensable for those thinking about how 'ethics' affects the world.

• Chapter 1 Introduction Part 2 Part 1: Matters of Feeling Chapter 3 Trust and Terror Chapter 4 Intimidation Chapter 5 Gratitude, Obligation, and Individualism Chapter 6 "What's a Woman Worth? What's Life Worth? Without Self-Respect!": On the Value of Evaluative Self-Respect Part 7 Part 3: Thought into Action Chapter 8 Moral Mindfulness Chapter 9 The Social Situation of Sincerity: Austen's Emma and Lovibond's Ethical Formation Chapter 10 The Preferences of Women Chapter 11 Models of Mind and Memory Activities Part 12 Part 3: Acting Responsibly Chapter 13 Torture in Ordinary Circumstances Chapter 14 "Ideal Theory" as Ideology Chapter 15 Blame, Oppression, and Diminished Moral Competence Chapter 16 Woman Centered: A Feminist Ethic of Responsibility