Welfare and Rational Care

"This book proposes a new view on a central topic in contemporary ethics. It covers a great deal of ground in a short space but also has a clear core: an analysis of the key ethical concept of welfare that is both different from and more promising than those already proposed. This is the most interesting analysis of welfare on offer."--Thomas Hurka, author of Virtue, Vice, and Value and Perfectionism"Darwall is a highly respected figure in analytic ethics, admired by many for both the quality of his analysis and argumentation and for the clarity of his writing--virtues that are on ample display here. The book is a pleasure to read. Anyone interested in the particular topics he covers will benefit from his treatment of them. This is particularly true of his careful analysis of the several forms of empathy and sympathy, and his recursive account of virtue."--Wayne Sumner, author of Welfare, Happiness, and Ethics and The Moral Foundation of RightsDarwall, Stephen L. is the author of 'Welfare and Rational Care', published 2002 under ISBN 9780691092522 and ISBN 0691092524.