Oxford Studies in Metaethicsis the only periodical publication devoted exclusively to original philosophical work on the foundations of ethics. It provides an annual selection of much of the best new scholarship being done in the field. Its broad purview includes work being done at the intersections of ethical theory with metaphysics, epistemology, philosophy of language, and philosophy of mind.OSMEprovides an excellent basis for understanding recent developments in the field; those who would like to acquaint themselves with the current state of play in metaethics would do well to start here.
Notes on Contributors Introduction 1. Wrongness and Reasons: A Re-examination,T.M. Scanlon 2. An Outline of an Argument for Robust Metanormative Realism,David Enoch 3. Ecumenical Expressivism: The Best of Both Worlds?,Michael Ridge 4. Cognitivism, Expressivism, and Agreement in Response,Joshua Gert 5. Moral Obligation and Accountability,Stephen Darwall 6. Value and Autonomy in Kantian Ethics,Robert N. Johnson 7. Where the Laws Are,Mark N. Lance and Margaret Olivia Little 8. Practical Reasons and Moral Ought ,Patricia Greenspan 9. The Humean Theory of Reasons,Mark Schroeder 10. Responding to Normativity,Stephen Finlay 11. Normativity,Judith Jarvis Thomson