Objective prescriptions, and other essays

Preface 1. Objective Prescriptions 2. Prescriptivism 3. Some Subatomic Particles of Logic 4. Imperatives, Prescriptions, and their Logic 5. Philosophy and Conflict 6. A New Kind of Ethical Naturalism? 7. Professor Foot on Subjectivism 8. Internalism and Externalism in Ethics 9. Weakness of the Will 10. Foundationalism and Coherentism in Ethics 11. Preferences of Possible People 12. Methods of Bioethics: Some Defective Proposals 13. A Utilitarian Approach to Ethics 14. Is Medical Ethics Lost? 15. Loyalty and Obedience 16. Why Racism is an Evil 17. The Ethics of Medical Involvement in Torture 18. One Philosopher's Approach to Business and Professional Ethics 19. What Are Cities For? The Ethics of Urban Planning Bibliography Index