Virtues and Vices and Other Essays in Moral Philosophy
Berkeley: University of California Press [1978], 1978. First American edition. Hardcover. 8vo. [11], xii-xiv, [3], 2-207, [1] pp. Navy cloth with gold lettering on the spine. Slater 337. A collection of essays spanning twenty years of Foot's work. The first section contains her work on abortion, euthanasia, Hume's moral philosophy, free will and determinism, and what was then a new paper, "Virtues and Vices". The second section contains Foot's research on the theory of moral judgement, the distinction between fact and value, and the question, "Why behave morally?". The second essay in this collection contains Foot's Trolley Problem, its first appearance in book form. Very Good or better / Near Fine. Item #000017141
A few scattered pencil annotations, the pastedowns and endpapers toned; jacket with a hint of edge wear.
Price: $300.00