Books
Paradoxical Ethics
2026
Publisher:
Oxford University Press
Paradoxical Ethics is a unique book, exploring a crucial aspect of morality which we have neglected or suppressed. The book claims that the paradoxical is widespread, deep, and disturbing, and its recognition radically ought to change the way we think about ethics and life.
ISBN(s):
9780198993896

10 Moral Paradoxes
2007
Publisher:
Wiley-Blackwell
Presenting ten diverse and original moral paradoxes, this cutting edge work of philosophical ethics makes a focused, concrete case for the centrality of paradoxes within morality. Explores what these paradoxes can teach us about morality and the human condition Considers a broad range of subjects, from familiar topics to rarely posed questions, among them "Fortunate Misfortune", "Beneficial Retirement" and "Preferring Not To Have Been Born" Asks whether the existence of moral paradox is a good or a bad thing Presents analytic moral philosophy in a provocative, engaging and entertaining way; posing new questions, proposing possible solutions, and challenging the reader to wrestle with the paradoxes themselves.
ISBN(s):
9780470695869, 9781444321913, 9781405160865, 9781405160872, 1405160861, 140516087X

Free Will and Illusion
2000
Publisher:
Oxford University Press
Saul Smilansky presents an original new approach to the problem of free will, which lies at the heart of morality and self-understanding. He maintains that the key to the problem is the role played by illusion. Smilansky boldly claims that we could not live adequately with a complete awareness of the truth about human freedom and that illusion lies at the center of the human condition.
ISBN(s):
0199252599, 9780199252596

