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- Bernard Williams, English philosopher, noted especially for his writings on the nature of ethics, the limits of objectivity in ethics and science, and the history of Western philosophy, both ancient and modern. He is considered one of the most important ethical philosophers of the 20th century.
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Feb 1, 2006 · Bernard Williams (1929–2003) was a leading influence in philosophical ethics in the latter half of the twentieth century. He rejected the codification of ethics into moral theories that views such as Kantianism and (above all) utilitarianism see as essential to philosophical thinking about ethics, arguing that our ethical life is too untidy ...
Sep 17, 2024 · Bernard Williams, English philosopher, noted especially for his writings on the nature of ethics, the limits of objectivity in ethics and science, and the history of Western philosophy, both ancient and modern. He is considered one of the most important ethical philosophers of the 20th century.
Sir Bernard Arthur Owen Williams, FBA (21 September 1929 – 10 June 2003) was an English moral philosopher. His publications include Problems of the Self (1973), Ethics and the Limits of Philosophy (1985), Shame and Necessity (1993), and Truth and Truthfulness (2002).
Bernard Williams, in full Sir Bernard Arthur Owen Williams, (born Sept. 21, 1929, Westcliff, Essex, Eng.—died June 10, 2003, Rome, Italy), English philosopher. He studied at the University of Oxford and served in the Royal Air Force (1951–53).
Sep 17, 2024 · The debate provoked by Williams’s claim that impersonal moral standards undermine the integrity of personal projects and personal relations, which give life its very meaning, was an important part of the moral and political philosophy of the later 20th century.
Dec 16, 2023 · Bernard Williams scholarship is wide-ranging and influential. His criticisms of moral systems and ethical objectivity led to more nuanced discussions in ethics, epistemology, and political theory, making him one of the most influential philosophers of the twentieth century.
Oct 27, 2016 · For half a century, the English philosopher Bernard Williams (b. 1929–d. 2003) was a distinctive and individual voice in Anglophone philosophy. He made major original contributions to the history of philosophy, epistemology, the philosophy of personal identity, and ethics.
