moral obligation - Article Index

Encyclopedia - Bernard Williams: Encyclopedia Ii - Bernard Williams - His Life
Williams was born in Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, the only son of a civil servant. He was educated at Chigwell School and read Greats (Classi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Harriet Martineau: Encyclopedia Ii - Harriet Martineau - London And The United States
In 1832 she moved to London, where she numbered among her acquaintances Henry Hallam, Henry Hart Milman, Thomas Malthus, Monckton Milnes,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lincoln-douglas Debate: Encyclopedia Ii - Lincoln-douglas Debate - Debate Structure
There are very few "official rules" associated with the actual debates themselves. Almost any norm accepted by the community can be (and ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bernard Williams: Encyclopedia Ii - Bernard Williams - Williams' Philosophical Legacy
In a secular humanist tradition, with no appeal to God or any external moral authority, Williams' theory strikes at the very foundation o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bernard Williams: Encyclopedia Ii - Bernard Williams - Reasons For Action
Williams' insistence that morality is about people and their real lives, and that self-interest and even selfishness are not contrary to ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Harriet Martineau: Encyclopedia Ii - Harriet Martineau - Early Life
Martineau was born in Norwich, where her father was a manufacturer. The family was of Huguenot extraction (see James Martineau) and profe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Harriet Martineau: Encyclopedia Ii - Harriet Martineau - Ambleside
In 1844 Miss Martineau underwent a course of mesmerism, and in a few months was restored to health. She eventually published an account o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bernard Williams: Encyclopedia Ii - Bernard Williams - Critique Of Kantianism
One of the main rivals of utilitarianism is the moral philosophy of the 18th-century German philosopher Immanuel Kant. Williams' work thr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Harriet Martineau: Encyclopedia Ii - Harriet Martineau - Mesmerism
Miss Martineau edited a volume of Letters on the Laws of Man's Nature and Development, published in March 1851. Its form is that of a cor...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bernard Williams: Encyclopedia Ii - Bernard Williams - His Moral Philosophy
Williams' books and papers include studies of René Descartes and Ancient Greek philosophy, as well as more detailed attacks on utilitari...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lincoln-douglas Debate: Encyclopedia Ii - Lincoln-douglas Debate - Judging
Debate rounds are typically judged by an adult, often an assistant debate coach, the parent of a competitor, or a college student who par...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lincoln-douglas Debate: Encyclopedia Ii - Lincoln-douglas Debate - Alternative Forms Of Ld
Most debates center around proving the resolution either true or false; however, this is not the only way to handle the debate. The alter...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lincoln-douglas Debate: Encyclopedia Ii - Lincoln-douglas Debate - Approaches To Academic Debate
Different areas of the country approach debate with different goals. In some states, such as Kansas, high school Speech is a for-credit c...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lincoln-douglas Debate: Encyclopedia Ii - Lincoln-douglas Debate - Competition
Most high school debaters participate in local tournaments in their city, school district, or state. Hundreds of such tournaments are hel...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lincoln-douglas Debate: Encyclopedia Ii - Lincoln-douglas Debate - Overview
Lincoln-Douglas Debate involves the philosophical analysis and debate of a resolution that has no definite answer. Two debaters face each...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bernard Williams: Encyclopedia Ii - Bernard Williams - Critique Of Utilitarianism
Williams was particularly critical of utilitarianism, a consequentialist theory, the simplest version of which argues that moral acts are...   » Read the article