The Morality of Spending: Attitudes toward the Consumer Society in America, 1875-1940
By Daniel Horowitz (NHC Fellow, 1984–85)
Morality
Desert
By George Sher (NHC Fellow, 1980–81) Studies the range of acts and traits for which persons are said to deserve things. These include acting wrongly, being victimized by others' wrongdoing, extending sustained effort, working productively, performing well in competition, being best qualified for positions, and possessing or exhibiting moral virtue.
Moral Philosophy at Seventeenth-Century Harvard: A Discipline in Transition
By Norman Fiering (NHC Fellow, 1978–79)
The Murder of Helen Jewett: The Life and Death of a Prostitute in Nineteenth-Century New York
By Patricia Cline Cohen (NHC Fellow, 1994–95) In 1836, the murder of a young prostitute made headlines in New York City and around the country, inaugurating a sex-and-death sensationalism in news reporting that haunts us today. Patricia Cline Cohen goes behind these first lurid accounts to reconstruct the story of the mysterious victim, Helen Jewett. … Continued
Dignity and Practical Reason in Kant’s Moral Theory
By Thomas E. Hill, Jr. (NHC Fellow, 1982–83) A major statement on Kant’s moral thought, this outstanding collection will be rewarding reading for professional philosophers, teachers of Kant’s ethics, and students, as well as political theorists.
Moral Problems in American Life: New Perspectives on Cultural History
Edited by Karen Halttunen (NHC Fellow, 1994–95) and Lewis Perry American history is filled with moments of grave moral doubt and institutional crisis, with conflicts over fundamental values, with ethical dilemmas and paradoxes. This volume surveys the moral landscape of the American past from slavery to the Vietnam War. Bringing together fourteen of the most … Continued
The Rational and the Moral Order: The Social Roots of Reason and Morality
By Kurt Baier (NHC Fellow, 1979–80) 'The Rational and the Moral Order' is a significant book providing a comprehensive theory of morality. The opening chapter is simply marvellous. Baier provides a cogent response to Hume's conundrums on practical reasoning: logical entailment, he argues, is not the correct model of the relation between reasons and that … Continued
Economic Justice: Selections from Distributive Justice and A Living Wage
Edited by Harlan R. Beckley (NHC Fellow, 1995–96) During the first half of the twentieth century, John A. Ryan developed and promoted moral arguments for reforming the economy of the United States. He was an advocate of minimum wage legislation and child labor restrictions, and he was very much involved in Franklin D. Roosevelt's New … Continued
Morality, Normativity, and Society
By David Copp (NHC Fellow, 1988–89) Moral claims not only assume to be true, but they also guide our choices. This fascinating book presents a new theory of normative judgment, the "standard-based theory," which offers a schematic account of the truth conditions of normative propositions of all kinds, including moral propositions and propositions about reasons. … Continued
The Thee Generation: Reflections on the Coming Revolution
By Tom Regan (NHC Fellow, 1984–85) The revolution examined in this collection of essays is a revolution of the human spirit. In this revolution, Tom Regan passionately contends that the expansive ethic of service is replacing the suffocating ethic of greed. Unlike previous generations, "The Thee Generation" asks, "What do I have to give?" rather … Continued