Table of Contents

PART I: ANALYSES 1. The Puzzle 2. Nature and Judgment 3. Analyses Broached 4. Normative Psychology 5. Normative Logic PART II: PSYCHE IN NATURE 6. Natural Representation 7. Moral Emotions PART III: NORMATIVE OBJECTIVITY 8. Objectivity: First Steps 9. Normative Authority 10. Parochial Judgment 11. Rationale and Warrant 12. Pragmatic Support 13. Communities of Judgment PART IV: MORAL INQUIRY 14. Moral Concern 15. Assessing Feeling 16. Structural Questions 17. Moral System References Index

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A very distinguished book; rich in insights and written with a terse elegance that makes for wonderful clarity and ease of reading. -- John McDowell, University of Pittsburgh

About the Author

Allan Gibbard is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Michigan.

Reviews

A very distinguished book; rich in insights and written with a terse elegance that makes for wonderful clarity and ease of reading.
*John McDowell, University of Pittsburgh*

This is a wonderful book. It is hard to overpraise it. It is learned, wise, deep, and subtle, and for in my view it is substantially right. It is also a marvelously human and humane book, taking us into the heart of human emotion and feeling and exploring their shape with great sympathy and skill.
*Ethics*

Every so often, though not often enough, a philosophical book is written that addresses a deep problem with profound insight, subtle argumentation and captivating style. Allan Gibbard’s Wise Choices, Apt Feelings: A Theory of Normative Judgment is such a book. It is an important book; it is a beautiful book.
*Philosophical Quarterly*