Books by Tom (University of Essex) Sorell

This study seeks to rehabilitate views that are highly unpopular in analytic philosophy. Sorell offers an interpretation of unreconstructed Cartesianism whilst also aiming to bridge the gap between history of philosophy and analytic philosophy, showing for the first time how some contemporary analytic philosophy is deeply Cartesian.

Considers and rejects the claim that moral theory is too utopian to apply properly to worldly pursuits like political office holding and business, and too patriarchal and speciesist to generate a theory of justice applicable to women and the non-human natural world. This book is suitable for those who work in ethics and moral philosophy.

Discussing capital punishment and the use of philosophical theories of right and wrong, the book focuses on utilitarian and Kantian normative theories, applying them to the morality of capital punishment.