T. M. Scanlon b. 1940
T. M. Scanlon (born 1940) is an American philosopher of the Contemporary era, associated with Analytic Philosophy.
Thomas Michael Scanlon is an American moral and political philosopher, Alford Professor of Natural Religion, Moral Philosophy, and Civil Polity Emeritus at Harvard University, and one of the most influential contemporary defenders of contractualist moral theory. What We Owe to Each Other defended a contractualist account of morality in which an act is wrong if and only if it would be disallowed by any principle for the regulation of behavior that no one could reasonably reject, while The Difficulty of Tolerance and Why Does Inequality Matter? have applied his framework to questions of toleration, free speech, and economic inequality. Being Realistic about Reasons defended a substantive metaethical realism about reasons.
Key facts
- Nationality
- American
- Era
- Contemporary
- Movements
- Analytic Philosophy
Selected quotes
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Attributed to T. M. Scanlon:
“Morality is what we owe to each other.”
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Attributed to T. M. Scanlon:
“An act is wrong if it would be forbidden by a principle that no one could reasonably reject.”
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Attributed to T. M. Scanlon:
“Tolerance is hard; it is not a relaxation of one's commitments but a discipline within them.”
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Attributed to T. M. Scanlon:
“Reasons are real; they are not reducible to desires or to facts in the world.”
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Attributed to T. M. Scanlon:
“What inequality damages is not just our welfare; it is the relations of equal standing that hold a society together.”
Frequently asked about T. M. Scanlon
- When was T. M. Scanlon born?
- T. M. Scanlon was born in 1940.
- Where was T. M. Scanlon from?
- T. M. Scanlon is an American philosopher of the Contemporary era.
- What philosophical movements is T. M. Scanlon associated with?
- T. M. Scanlon is associated with Analytic Philosophy.
- What is T. M. Scanlon known for?
- Thomas Michael Scanlon is an American moral and political philosopher, Alford Professor of Natural Religion, Moral Philosophy, and Civil Polity Emeritus at Harvard University, and one of the most influential contemporary defenders of contractualist moral theory.
- How many quotes are attributed to T. M. Scanlon?
- There are 5 attributed quotations from T. M. Scanlon in the 1001Philosophers collection, organized by topic.