Work and research
He is known for his contributions to ethical theory and the history of ethics. [1] His seminal work,The Second-Person Standpoint:Morality,Respect,and Accountability (2006),offers a perspective on the foundations of deontic morality,focusing on moral obligation,rights,and accountability. [8] In this work,Darwall argues that the interpersonal nature of moral claims—what he terms the "second-person standpoint"—provides the basis for moral reasoning. [9]
Darwall expanded on these ideas in two collections of essays,Morality,Authority,Law:Essays in Second-Personal Ethics I and Honor,History,and Relationship:Essays in Second-Personal Ethics II (2013). [10]
In addition to his works on ethical theory,Darwall has worked on the history of ethics with publications like The British Moralists and the Internal ‘Ought’:1640-1740 (1995) [11] and Modern Moral Philosophy:From Grotius to Kant (2023),the first in a planned series tracing the development of moral philosophy through the twentieth century. [12]
His book The Heart and Its Attitudes (2024) examines the role of second-personal attitudes in fostering personal relationships and emotional connections,building on his earlier work on mutual accountability and morality. [13]
His other publications include Impartial Reason (1983),Philosophical Ethics (1998),and Welfare and Rational Care (2002),alongside seven edited anthologies,such as Moral Discourse and Practice (1997),co-edited with Allan Gibbard and Peter Railton. [1]
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