Gewirth Critical Essays on Action, Rationality, and Community

As one of the most important ethicists to emerge since the Second World War, Alan Gewirth continues to influence philosophical debates concerning morality. In this ground-breaking book, Gewirth's neo-Kantianism, and the communitarian problems discussed, form a dialogue on the foundation of moral theory. Themes of agent-centered constraints, the formal structure of theories, and the relationship between freedom and duty are examined along with such new perspectives as feminism, the Stoics, and Sartre. Gewirth offers a picture of the philosopher's theory and its applications, providing a richer, more complete critical assessement than any which has occurred to date.

Anita L. Allen: Professor of Law, University of Pennsylvania Lawrence C. Becker: Kenan Professor of Philosophy, The College of William and Mary Deryck Beyleveld: Professor of Jurisprudence and Director Sheffield Institute of Biotechnological Law and Ethics, The University of Sheffield, U.K. Michael Boylan: Professor of Philosophy, Marymount University David Cummiskey: Associate Professor of Philosophy, Bates College David DeGrazia: Associate Professor of Philosophy, The George Washington University David M. Gallagher: Professor of Philosophy, The Catholic University of America Alan Gewirth: Edward Carson Waller Distinguished Service Professor of Philosophy, The University of Chicago Virginia Held: Distinguished Professor of Philosophy, Hunter College and the Graduate School of the City University of New York Barbara Koziak: Assistant Professor of Government, American University Donald Regan: William W. Bishop, Jr., Collegiate Professor of Law and Professor of Philosophy, University of Michigan Jeffrey Reiman: William Fraser McDowell Professor of Philosophy, American University Henry S. Richardson: Associate Professor of Philosophy, Georgetown University Beth J. Singer: Professor of Philosophy, Emerita, Brooklyn College, The City University of New York Michael Slote: Professor of Philosophy, The University of Maryland Edward Spence: Assistant Professor of Philosophy, The University of Sydney, Australia James P. Sterba: Professor of Philosophy, The University of Notre Dame