Time and Ethics

Notes on the Contributors. Acknowledgements. Introduction; H. Dyke. Part I: At the Time/Ethics Intersection. What Moral Realism Can Learn From The Philosophy Of Time; H. Dyke. Prudence, Identity and Value; R. Das. Part II: The Ethical Significance of Temporal Location. Moral Realism and Infinite Spacetime Imply Moral Nihilism; Q. Smith. Time and Punishment; M.J. Zimmerman. Intergenerational Responsibilities and the Interests of the Dead; J. Thompson. Time and Well-Being; A. Moore. Ethics and Temporality: When are Moral Propositions True? P. Caws. The Moral Relevance of Past Preferences; K. Bykvist. Saying and Showing the Good; P. Butchvarov. Part III: Persons as Temporal and Ethical Beings. Personal Identity, Responsibility and Time; L.N. Oaklander. Empathy, Immediacy and Morality; M. Slote. Persons in Time: Metaphysics and Ethics; T.D.J. Chappell. The Non-Identity Problem; T. Mulgan. Diachronic Obligation; W. Grey. Index.