Gewirth

Michael Boylan is professor of philosophy at Marymount University.

The collection as a whole will definetely aid all those who seek a clearer understanding of Gewirth's moral philosophy and the fundamental issues with which he is concerned.

• Part 1 AcknowledgmentsPart 2 IntroductionPart 3 I. The Normative Structure of ActionChapter 4 1 The Normative Import of ActionChapter 5 2 Gewirth and Held on Action and Methodology: A Response to Virginia Held's "The Normative Import of Action"Chapter 6 3 Anticipating Gewirth: A Critical DisagreementChapter 7 4 Values and Ends: Comments on Michael Slote's "Anticipating Gewirth"Chapter 8 5 Gewirth on Necessary Goods: What Is the Agent Committed to Valuing?Chapter 9 6 Liberal Agency is Open for Business: A Response to Donald Regan's "Gewirth on Necessary Goods: What Is the Agent Committed to Valuing?"Part 10 II. Gewirth and KantianismChapter 11 7 Choosing an Ethical TheoryChapter 12 8 Confronting Moral Theories: Gewirth in ContextChapter 13 9 Gewirth and Kant on Justifying the Supreme Principle of MoralityChapter 14 10 A Commentary on Deryck Beyleveld's "Gewirth and Kant on Justifying the Supreme Principle of Morality"Chapter 15 11 Gewirth's Kantian ConsequentialismChapter 16 12 The Problem with Simply Promoting Agency: Comment on CummiskeyPart 17 III. Community, Rationality, and RightsChapter 18 13 Community, Mutuality, and RightsChapter 19 14 The Existence and Universality of Gewirthian Moral Rights: Comment on Beth J. Singer's "Community, Mutuality, and Rights"Chapter 20 15 Building on Gewirth: A Defense of MoralityChapter 21 16 Gewirth, Sterba, and the Justification of MoralityPart 22 IV. Comments by GewirthChapter 23 17 Replies to My ColleaguesPart 24 BibliographyPart 25 About the Contributors