Paul Warren Taylor

Education:

Princeton University (B.A. 1947; M.A., 1949; Ph.D. 1950).


Publications:

Books (Author):


1. Normative Discourse (Prentice-Hall, 1961; Greenwood Press, 1973, 1976)
2. Principles of Ethics: An Introduction (Dickenson, 1975; Wadsworth, 1980)
3. Respect for Nature: A Theory of Environmental Ethics (Princeton University Press, 1986)

 

Books (Editor):


1. The Moral Judgment: Readings in Contemporary Meta-Ethics (Prentice-Hall, 1963)
2. Problems of Moral Philosophy: An Introduction to Ethics (Dickenson, 1967, 1972; Wadsworth, 1980)

 

Articles:

1. "C.I. Lewis on Value and Fact," PHILOSOPHY AND PHENOMENOLOGICAL RESEARCH, Vol. XIV, 1953, p.239-245.
2. "Four Types of Ethical Relativism," PHILOSOPHICAL REVIEW, Vol. LXIII, 1954, p. 500-516.
3. "Social Science and Ethical Relativism," JOURNAL OF PHILOSOPHY, Vol. LV, 1958, p. 32-44.
4. "The Normative Function of Meta-Ethics," PHILOSOPHICAL REVIEW, Vol. LXVII, 1958, p. 16-32.
5. "Need' Statements," ANALYSIS, Vol. 19, 1959, p. 106-111.
6. "Moral Rhetoric, Moral Philosophy, and the Science of Morals," JOURNAL OF PHILOSOPHY, Vol. LVI, 1959, p. 689-704.
7. "Justifying A Way of Life," INDIAN JOURNAL OF PHILOSOPHY, Vol. II, 1961, p. 163-175.
8. "Prescribing and Evaluating," MIND, Vol. LXXI, 1962, p. 213-230.
9. "Can We Grade without Criteria?" AUSTRALASIAN JOURNAL OF PHILOSOPHY, Vol. 40, 1962, p. 187-203.
10. "The Ethnocentric Fallacy," THE MONIST, Vol. 47, 1963, p. 563-584.
11. "Moral Virtue and Responsibility for Character," ANALYSIS, Vol. 25, 1964, p. 17-23.
12. "Universalizabilty and Justice," in H. Kiefer and M. Munitz, eds., Ethics and Social Justice (Albany: State University of New York Press, 1968), p. 142-163.

13. "Justice and Utility," CANADIAN JOURNAL OF PHILOSOPHY, Vol. I, 1972,
p. 327-350.
14. "Reverse Discrimination and Compensatory Justice," ANALYSIS, Vol. 33, 1973, p.
177-182.
15. "On Taking the Moral Point of View," MIDWEST STUDIES IN PHILOSOPHY, Vol.
3: Studies in Ethical Theory, 1978, p. 35-61.
16. "The Ethics of Respect for Nature," ENVIRONMENTAL ETHICS, Vol. 3, No. 3(Fall
1981), p. 197-218.
17. "Frankena on Environmental Ethics," THE MONIST, Vol. 64, No. 3 (July, 1981), p. 313-324.
18. "In Defense of Biocentrism," ENVIRONMENTAL ETHICS, Vol. 5, No. 3 (Fall, 1983), p. 237-243.
19. "Are Humans Superior to Animals and Plants?" ENVIRONMENTAL ETHICS, Vol.6,
No. 2 (Summer, 1984), p. 149-160.
20. "Inherent Value and Moral Rights," THE MONIST, Vol. 70, No. 1 (January, 1987).


Department of Philosophy

Brooklyn College, City University of New York