The Moral Problem

The Moral Problem
1st edition
AuthorMichael Andrew Smith
LanguageEnglish
Subjectmoral realism
Published1994
PublisherWiley-Blackwell
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint
Pages242
ISBN978-0631192466

The Moral Problem is a 1994 book by Michael Andrew Smith, in which the author tries to provide a defense of moral realism.[1][2][3] It is Smith’s most influential work for which he was awarded an American Philosophical Association book prize in 2001.[4]

Reception

The book was reviewed by James Dreier, David Copp and James Lenman.[5][6][7] It has more than four thousand citations on Google Scholar.[8]

References

  1. ^ "Ethics - Moral realism". Britannica.
  2. ^ Pigden, Charles R. (2007). "Hume, motivation and "the moral problem"". Rivista di Storia Della Filosofia. 62 (3): 199-221.
  3. ^ Breckenridge, Wylie; Cohen, Daniel Blair (December 2019). "Has Smith Solved the Moral Problem?". Acta Analytica. 34 (4): 463–472. doi:10.1007/s12136-019-00384-2. ISSN 1874-6349.
  4. ^ "Smith, Michael" (PDF). A Companion to Philosophy in Australia and New Zealand b.
  5. ^ Copp, David (October 1997). "Belief, Reason, and Motivation: Michael Smith's "The Moral Problem"". Ethics. 108 (1): 33–54. doi:10.1086/233787. ISSN 0014-1704.
  6. ^ Dreier, J. (1 April 1996). "Book Reviews". Mind. 105 (418): 363–367. doi:10.1093/mind/105.418.363. ISSN 0026-4423.
  7. ^ Lenman, James (March 1998). "Michael Smith: The Moral Problem". Ethical Theory and Moral Practice. 1 (1): 125–126. doi:10.1023/A:1009976621075.
  8. ^ "Smith: The moral problem". Google Scholar.
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