The Rational Foundations Of Ethics
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Author | : T. L. S. Sprigge |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 353 |
Release | : 2020-07-20 |
Genre | : Philosophy |
ISBN | : 1000072886 |
Originally published in 1988, this landmark study develops its own positive account of the nature and foundations of moral judgement, while at the same time serving as a guide to the range of views on the matter which have been given in modern western philosophy. The book addresses itself to two main questions: Can moral judgements be true or false in that fundamental sense in which a true proposition is one which describes things as they really are? Are rational methods available in ethics which can be expected to produce convergence on shared moral views on the part of those who use them intelligently?
Author | : Timothy L. S. Sprigge |
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Total Pages | : 283 |
Release | : 1990 |
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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 | : Kurt Baier |
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Total Pages | : 326 |
Release | : 1965 |
Genre | : Ethics |
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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 | : Kurt Baier |
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Total Pages | : 326 |
Release | : 1960 |
Genre | : Ethics |
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Author | : Peter Byrne |
Publisher | : Springer |
Total Pages | : 210 |
Release | : 2016-07-27 |
Genre | : Philosophy |
ISBN | : 1349274763 |
This study is an introduction to the problems of moral philosophy designed particularly for students of theology and religious studies. It offers an account of the nature and subject matter of moral reasoning and of the major types of moral theory current in contemporary moral philosophy. The account aims to bring out the major issues in moral theory, to present a clear, non-technical articulation of the structure of moral knowledge and to explore the relation between religious belief and morality.
Author | : Immanuel Kant |
Publisher | : Lindhardt og Ringhof |
Total Pages | : 39 |
Release | : 2020-07-30 |
Genre | : Philosophy |
ISBN | : 8726627469 |
These works articulate the most fundamental principles of Kant’s ethical and political world-view. "What is Enlightenment?" (1784) and "Fundamental Principles of the Metaphysics of Morals" (1785) challenge all free people to think about the requirements for self-determination both in our individual lives and in our public and private institutions. Kant’s "Fundamental Principles of the Metaphysics of Morals" is dedicated to the proposition that all people can know what they need to know to be honest, good, wise, and virtuous. The purpose of Kant’s moral philosophy is to help us become aware of the principles that are already contained within us. Innocence and dependence must be replaced with wisdom and good will if we are to avoid being vulnerable and misguided. According to Kant, freedom of thought leads naturally to freedom of action. When that happens, governments begin to treat human beings, not as machines, but as persons with dignity. Immanuel Kant begins "Toward Lasting Peace" by contrasting the realism of practical politicians with the high-minded theories of philosophers who "dream their sweet dreams." His opening line provides a grim reminder that the only alternative to finding a way to avoid the war of each against all is the lasting peace of the graveyard. The advent of total war and the development of nuclear weapons in the twentieth century give Kant’s reflections an urgency he could not have anticipated. Kant published this work in 1795, during the aftermath of the American Revolution and the French Revolution. The high hopes of the European Enlightenment had been dampened by the Reign of Terror in which tens of thousands of people died, and the perpetual cycle of war and temporary armistice seemed to be inescapable. Kant’s essay is best known as an early articulation of the idea of a league of nations that could bring "an end to all hostilities." Today The United Nations continues to pursue that dream, but lasting peace still seems to be wishful thinking. No modern philosopher is more important than Immanuel Kant. His works extend from epistemology and metaphysics to aesthetics, ethics, and political philosophy. His "Critical Philosophy" is developed in three major works: "The Critique of Pure Reason," "The Critique of Practical Reason," and "The Critique of Judgment." A German speaker, he was born in Prussia, an area that is now part of Poland. He never travelled more than 50 miles from his home in Königsberg, but his influence has since pervaded every aspect of Western culture.
Author | : Lanning Patrick Sowden |
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Total Pages | : 270 |
Release | : 1983 |
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Author | : Leroy S. Rouner |
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Total Pages | : 264 |
Release | : 1983 |
Genre | : Philosophy |
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