Fittingness: Essays in the Philosophy of Normativity

The concept of "fittingness" in normative and metanormative philosophy explores how responses relate to world features, promising to enrich contemporary theorists' resources. This volume discusses the nature, roles, and applications of fittingness, covering topics such as its relation to reasons, normativity, value theory, and responsibility.

Format: Hardback
Length: 416 pages
Publication date: 01 November 2022
Publisher: Oxford University Press

Fittingness is a concept that delves into the essence, functions, and applications of this notion in contemporary normative and metanormative philosophy. The fittingness relation refers to the relationship between a response and a feature of the world when the latter merits or is worthy of that response. During the late 19th to mid-20th century, this notion gained significant prominence in the theories of the era's most influential ethical theorists, and in recent years, it has reemerged, promising to enrich the theoretical resources of contemporary philosophers working in the philosophy of normativity. This volume represents the first comprehensive exploration of the concept of fittingness to date. Comprising seventeen new essays, it covers a wide range of topics, including the nature and epistemology of fittingness, the relationship between fittingness and reasons, the normativity of fittingness, fittingness and value theory, and the role of fittingness in theorizing about responsibility. In addition to making significant contributions to the debates in the philosophy of normativity with which they are concerned, the essays in this volume provide support for the hypothesis that the notion of fittingness possesses remarkable theoretical utility in investigating a diverse range of normative matters across various domains.

Weight: 746g
Dimension: 240 x 160 x 27 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780192895882