With over 420 votes in our most recent poll (and despite some bad attempted strategic voting behavior), here's the top 20
| 1. Bernard Williams (Condorcet winner: wins contests with all other choices) |
| 2. Derek Parfit loses to Bernard Williams by 145–117 |
| 3. Philippa Foot loses to Bernard Williams by 182–79, loses to Derek Parfit by 161–94 |
| 4. Thomas Nagel loses to Bernard Williams by 183–60, loses to Philippa Foot by 128–110 |
| 5. T.M. Scanlon loses to Bernard Williams by 180–67, loses to Thomas Nagel by 121–92 |
| 6. G.E.M. Anscombe loses to Bernard Williams by 187–73, loses to T.M. Scanlon by 126–106 |
| 7. Christine Korsgaard loses to Bernard Williams by 206–50, loses to G.E.M. Anscombe by 130–94 |
| 8. Peter Singer loses to Bernard Williams by 191–62, loses to Christine Korsgaard by 121–102 |
| 9. Alasdair MacIntyre loses to Bernard Williams by 193–52, loses to Peter Singer by 111–110 |
| 10. R.M. Hare loses to Bernard Williams by 202–44, loses to Alasdair MacIntyre by 111–89 |
| 11. Martha Nussbaum loses to Bernard Williams by 202–39, loses to R.M. Hare by 96–94 |
| 12. Judith Jarvis Thomson loses to Bernard Williams by 195–50, loses to Martha Nussbaum by 96–87 |
| 13. Harry Frankfurt loses to Bernard Williams by 206–37, loses to Judith Jarvis Thomson by 99–93 |
| 14. Allan Gibbard loses to Bernard Williams by 201–38, loses to Harry Frankfurt by 89–88 |
| 15. J.L. Mackie loses to Bernard Williams by 201–37, loses to Allan Gibbard by 89–82 |
| 16. Stephen Darwall loses to Bernard Williams by 207–35, loses to J.L. Mackie by 93–85 |
| 17. Peter Railton loses to Bernard Williams by 208–34, loses to Stephen Darwall by 85–73 |
| 18. Simon Blackburn loses to Bernard Williams by 206–42, loses to Stephen Darwall by 89–78 |
| 19. Samuel Scheffler loses to Bernard Williams by 207–25, loses to Peter Railton by 85–77 |
| 20. John McDowel loses to Bernard Williams by 208-27, loses to Samuel Scheffler by 110-97 |
Runners-up for the top twenty included Onora O'Neill, Shelly Kagan, Susan Wolf, and Jeff McMahan. Recall that among living moral philosophers, only those over age 60 were included. I think the results aren't wholly surprising, though it certainly would not have been my personal "top 20" list. Comments from readers? Signed comments will be strongly preferred.
