Praise and Blame: Moral Realism and Its Application

by Daniel N. Robinson

How should a prize be awarded after a horse race? Should it go to the best rider, the best person, or the one who finishes first? To what extent are bystanders blameworthy when they do nothing to prevent harm? Are there any objective standards of moral responsibility with which to address such perennial questions? In this fluidly written and lively book, Daniel Robinson takes on the prodigious task of setting forth the contours of praise and blame...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691057249
• ISBN13: 9780691057248
• Release Date: July 2002
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.5" x 9.5"