Bernard Williams

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:philosopher
gptkbp:alma_mater gptkb:University_of_Oxford
gptkbp:award gptkb:Routledge_Philosophy_Prize
gptkbp:birth_date 1929-09-21
gptkbp:death_date 2003-06-10
gptkbp:field gptkb:philosophy
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Bernard Williams
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Richard_Rorty
gptkb:Philip_Pettit
gptkb:Martha_Nussbaum
gptkb:John_Mc_Dowell
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Ludwig_Wittgenstein
gptkbp:known_for gptkb:moral_philosophy
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:British
gptkbp:notable_feature the concept of authenticity
the relationship between ethics and politics
the critique of utilitarianism
the role of emotions in moral judgment
moral luck
the critique of moral philosophy's abstraction
the critique of the idea of a moral theory
the critique of the idea of moral absolutes
the critique of the idea of moral objectivity
the critique of the idea of moral progress
the critique of the idea of moral realism
the critique of the separation of facts and values
the importance of narrative in ethics
the critique of the idea of universal moral principles
the distinction between reasons and causes
the importance of moral psychology
internal and external reasons
the importance of practical reasoning in ethics
the role of culture in shaping moral beliefs
the significance of moral dilemmas.
the significance of moral imagination
the significance of personal identity in ethics
the importance of historical context in moral reasoning
the significance of individual perspectives in ethics
gptkbp:notable_work Ethics and the Limits of Philosophy
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:Academic
gptkbp:spouse Margaret Williams
gptkbp:work_location gptkb:University_of_California,_Berkeley
gptkb:University_of_Cambridge
gptkb:University_of_Oxford
gptkb:University_of_London
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Bernard_Williams_Prize
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