The Foundations Of Moral Philosophy
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Author | : J. David Velleman |
Publisher | : Open Book Publishers |
Total Pages | : 158 |
Release | : 2015-11-23 |
Genre | : Philosophy |
ISBN | : 1783740329 |
In this new edition of Foundations for Moral Relativism a distinguished moral philosopher tames a bugbear of current debate about cultural difference. J. David Velleman shows that different communities can indeed be subject to incompatible moralities, because their local mores are rationally binding. At the same time, he explains why the mores of different communities, even when incompatible, are still variations on the same moral themes. The book thus maps out a universe of many moral worlds without, as Velleman puts it, "moral black holes”. The six self-standing chapters discuss such diverse topics as online avatars and virtual worlds, lying in Russian and truth-telling in Quechua, the pleasure of solitude and the fear of absurdity. Accessibly written, this book presupposes no prior training in philosophy.
Author | : Andrew Forcehimes |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press, USA |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2017 |
Genre | : Metaethics |
ISBN | : 9780190623074 |
Foundations of Moral Philosophy: Readings in Metaethics is a comprehensive, state-of-the art collection of fifty-six contemporary readings and historical sources on major issues in metaethics. It focuses on the meaning of moral terms, the nature of moral truth, and the reasons that are used tosupport moral judgments. While other anthologies include mostly articles by men, this volume features unparalleled representation of women philosophers, with one-third of the contemporary articles authored or coauthored by women. Wherever appropriate, the articles have been carefully edited toensure that they will be exceptionally clear and understandable to undergraduate students. The volume is enhanced by an insightful general introduction, introductions and study questions for each selection, and a detailed glossary.
Author | : Joel Backström |
Publisher | : Springer Nature |
Total Pages | : 396 |
Release | : 2019-09-05 |
Genre | : Philosophy |
ISBN | : 3030184927 |
This volume brings together a collection of essays that explore in a new way how unacknowledged moral concerns are integral to debates in the philosophy of mind.The radical suggestion of the book is that we can make sense of the internal dynamics and cultural significance of these debates only when we understand the moral forces that shape them. Drawing inspiration from a variety of traditions including Wittgenstein, Lacan, phenomenology and analytic philosophy, the authors address a wide range of topics including the mind/body-problem, the problem of other minds, subjectivity and objectivity, the debates on mindreading, naturalism, reductive physicalism, representationalism and the ‘E-turn’; Dennett’s heterophenomenology, McDowell’s neo-Kantianism, Wittgenstein’s ‘private language’ considerations and his notion of an ‘attitude towards a soul’; repression, love, conscience, the difficulties of self-understanding, and the methods and aims of philosophy. Through a combination of detailed, immanent criticism and bold constructive work, the authors move the discussion to a new level, beyond humanistic or conservative critiques of naturalism and scientism.
Author | : Jonathan Haidt |
Publisher | : Vintage |
Total Pages | : 530 |
Release | : 2013-02-12 |
Genre | : Psychology |
ISBN | : 0307455777 |
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The acclaimed social psychologist challenges conventional thinking about morality, politics, and religion in a way that speaks to conservatives and liberals alike—a “landmark contribution to humanity’s understanding of itself” (The New York Times Book Review). Drawing on his twenty-five years of groundbreaking research on moral psychology, Jonathan Haidt shows how moral judgments arise not from reason but from gut feelings. He shows why liberals, conservatives, and libertarians have such different intuitions about right and wrong, and he shows why each side is actually right about many of its central concerns. In this subtle yet accessible book, Haidt gives you the key to understanding the miracle of human cooperation, as well as the curse of our eternal divisions and conflicts. If you’re ready to trade in anger for understanding, read The Righteous Mind.
Author | : Henry Hazlitt |
Publisher | : Createspace Independent Pub |
Total Pages | : 414 |
Release | : 1994-01-01 |
Genre | : Philosophy |
ISBN | : 9781480011816 |
LARGE PRINT EDITION! More at LargePrintLiberty.com Here is Hazlitt's major philosophical work, in which he grounds a policy of private property and free markets in an ethic of classical utilitarianism, understood in the way Mises understood that term. In writing this book, Hazlitt is reviving an 18th and 19th century tradition in which economists wrote not only about strictly economic issues but also on the relationship between economics and the good of society in general. Adam Smith wrote a moral treatise because he knew that many objections to markets are rooted in these concerns. Hazlitt takes up the cause too, and with spectacular results. Hazlitt favors an ethic that seeks the long run general happiness and flourishing of all. Action, institutions, rules, principles, customs, ideals, and all the rest stand or fall according to the test of whether they permit people to live together peaceably to their mutual advantage. Critical here is an understanding of the core classical liberal claim that the interests of the individual and that of society in general are not antagonistic but wholly compatible and co-determinous. In pushing for "rules-utilitarianism," Hazlitt is aware that he is adopting an ethic that is largely rejected in our time, even by the bulk of the liberal tradition. But he makes the strongest case possible, and you will certainly be challenged at every turn.
Author | : David Owen Brink |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 394 |
Release | : 1989-02-24 |
Genre | : Philosophy |
ISBN | : 9780521359375 |
A systematic analysis considers the objectivity of ethics, the relationship between the moral point of view and a scientific or naturalist worldview and its role in a person's rational lifespan.
Author | : Alexander Frank Skutch |
Publisher | : Axios Press |
Total Pages | : 600 |
Release | : 2007 |
Genre | : Philosophy |
ISBN | : |
Alexander Skutch--world famous ornithologist, philosopher and author of over 30 books--believed that to build a satisfying moral edifice we need an ample and firm foundation. Moral Foundations brilliantly lays out for the reader the ways in which we are products of harmonization, a process that unites the crude elements of the world in harmonious patterns, A tour de force of analysis and critical thinking, Moral Foundations is also an important contribution to the study of ethics and philosophy.
Author | : Ian Shapiro |
Publisher | : Yale University Press |
Total Pages | : 303 |
Release | : 2012-10-30 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 0300189753 |
When do governments merit our allegiance, and when should they be denied it? Ian Shapiro explores this most enduring of political dilemmas in this innovative and engaging book. Building on his highly popular Yale courses, Professor Shapiro evaluates the main contending accounts of the sources of political legitimacy. Starting with theorists of the Enlightenment, he examines the arguments put forward by utilitarians, Marxists, and theorists of the social contract. Next he turns to the anti-Enlightenment tradition that stretches from Edmund Burke to contemporary post-modernists. In the last part of the book Shapiro examines partisans and critics of democracy from Plato’s time until our own. He concludes with an assessment of democracy’s strengths and limitations as the font of political legitimacy. The book offers a lucid and accessible introduction to urgent ongoing conversations about the sources of political allegiance.
Author | : Elijah Millgram |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 370 |
Release | : 2005-07-14 |
Genre | : Philosophy |
ISBN | : 9780521839433 |
Examines how practical reasoning can be put into the service of ethical and moral theory.
Author | : Nicholas Southwood |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 221 |
Release | : 2010-11-04 |
Genre | : Philosophy |
ISBN | : 0199539650 |
Proposes a new model of contractualism based on an interpersonal, deliberative conception of practical reason which answers the twin demands of moral accuracy and explanatory adequacy.