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Author : George F. McLean
Publisher : CRVP
ISBN 13 : 9781565180222
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (82 download)
Download or read book Normative Ethics and Objective Reason written by George F. McLean and published by CRVP. This book was released on 1996 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Daniel Star
Publisher : Oxford Philosophical Monograph
ISBN 13 : 0199570418
Total Pages : 168 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (995 download)
Download or read book Knowing Better written by Daniel Star and published by Oxford Philosophical Monograph. This book was released on 2015 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Daniel Star presents a novel solution to the problem of reconciling normative ethics with ordinary virtue - for while ethical principles seem worth defending, it is not plausible to suggest that virtuous people in general follow them. He presents a new account of virtue, and rethinks the role that knowledge plays in deliberation and action.
Author : H.J. MacCloskey
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 9401192995
Total Pages : 252 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (11 download)
Download or read book Meta-Ethics and Normative Ethics written by H.J. MacCloskey and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of this work is to develop a general theory of ethics which ex plains the logical status of moral judgments and the nature of the general principles which we should adopt and on the basis of which we should act. The enquiry into the logical function of moral judgments is entered into as important in its own right and as a preliminary to the normative enquiry, for it is on the basis of our conclusions in the area of meta-ethics, that we de termine the appropriate method of reaching our normative ethic. The ap proach followed in the meta-ethical enquiry is that of examining theories of the past and present with a view to seeing why and in what respects they fail, in particular, what features of moral discourse are not adequately explained or accommodated by them. A positive theory which seeks to take full account of these and all other logical features of moral discourse is then developed in terms of a modified intuitionism of the kind outlined by W. D. Ross, 'good' being explained as the name of a consequential property, 'right' in terms of moral suitability, and moral obligations as consisting in our being constrained to act in certain ways by facts we apprehend to constitute moral reasons which constrain us so to act.
Author : B.C. Postow
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 940172850X
Total Pages : 214 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (17 download)
Download or read book Reasons for Action written by B.C. Postow and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-03-09 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 2 first-person point of view, I acknowledge these possible handicaps and try to overcome them. Other people may coherently judge that I am incapable of figuring out correctly what I rationally ought to do, or they may inform me of reasons of which I had heretofore been ignorant, or they may try to help me overcome intellectual hindrances. Like me, these people would be assuming that the goal is to identify what I really rationally ought to do. Nevertheless, we are concerned with reasons for the agent to act in a certain way, rather than with reasons, say, for someone to want it to be the case that the agent act. Thus to be a reason in our sense is to be a consideration which has an appropriate guiding role to play in the. agents deliberation. (An agent is guided by reasons if she determines what to do in light of the reasons. ) Suppose then that a nor mative theory says that it is supremely desirable, or that it rationally ought to be the case, that agents act in a way that maximizes the general utility, but that (since the general utility is never in fact maximized by those who pay attention to it) considerations of the general utility should play no role in the agents' deliberation. Such a theory would not be said to ascribe to agents a reason to maximize the general utility on our usage.
Author : Torbjörn Tännsjö
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 9048132851
Total Pages : 175 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (481 download)
Download or read book From Reasons to Norms written by Torbjörn Tännsjö and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2009-12-12 with total page 175 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Metaethics is the inquiry into the nature of morality (or ethics, I use the words ‘morality’, ‘morals’, and ‘ethics’ as synonyms). When we pass moral judgements, what kind of claims are we then making? I speak of this as the semantic metaethical question. a re there moral facts, to be discovered by us and existing independently of our thoughts and conceptualisation? I speak of this as the ontological or me- physical metaethical question. a nd, if there are, can we know about them; and, if we can, how do we get this kind of knowledge? I speak of this as the epistemic metaethical question. a ll these metaethical questions, the semantic, the ontological, and the epistemic ones, are raised and discussed in this book, but they are not the core questions raised. I have been more concerned with another kind of questions, which deserve to be called metaethical as well: what are the problems of morality? a re there many different moral questions, or, do they all, in the final analysis, reduce to only a few, or perhaps just one? t his question is of special importance to a non-naturalist objectivist and realist like the present author, who believes that we do make truth-claims when we pass moral judgements and who believes that there is a truth in these matters so that we must face the possibility that even our most cherished moral judgements may be false.
Author : Tara Smith
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1139455109
Total Pages : 19 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (394 download)
Download or read book Ayn Rand's Normative Ethics written by Tara Smith and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2006-04-03 with total page 19 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ayn Rand is well known for advocating egoism, but the substance of that instruction is rarely understood. Far from representing the rejection of morality, selfishness, in Rand's view, actually demands the practice of a systematic code of ethics. This book explains the fundamental virtues that Rand considers vital for a person to achieve his objective well-being: rationality, honesty, independence, justice, integrity, productiveness, and pride. Tracing Rand's account of the harmony of human beings' rational interests, Smith examines what each of these virtues consists of, why it is a virtue, and what it demands of a person in practice. Along the way she addresses the status of several conventional virtues within Rand's theory, considering traits such as kindness, charity, generosity, temperance, courage, forgiveness, and humility. Ayn Rand's Normative Ethics thus offers an in-depth exploration of several specific virtues and an illuminating integration of these with the broader theory of egoism.
Author : Daniel R. DeNicola
Publisher : Broadview Press
ISBN 13 : 1770487042
Total Pages : 330 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (74 download)
Download or read book Moral Philosophy: A Contemporary Introduction written by Daniel R. DeNicola and published by Broadview Press. This book was released on 2018-11-30 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Moral Philosophy: A Contemporary Introduction is a compact yet comprehensive book offering an explication and critique of the major theories that have shaped philosophical ethics. Engaging with both historical and contemporary figures, this book explores the scope, limits, and requirements of morality. DeNicola traces our various attempts to ground morality: in nature, in religion, in culture, in social contracts, and in aspects of the human person such as reason, emotions, caring, and intuition.
Author : George F. McLean
Publisher : Council for Research in Values &
ISBN 13 : 9781565180239
Total Pages : 372 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (82 download)
Download or read book Ethics at the Crossroads written by George F. McLean and published by Council for Research in Values &. This book was released on 1995 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Mark Timmons
Publisher : Oxford Studies in Normative Et
ISBN 13 : 0198846258
Total Pages : 314 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (988 download)
Download or read book Oxford Studies in Normative Ethics Volume 9 written by Mark Timmons and published by Oxford Studies in Normative Et. This book was released on 2019 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Oxford Studies in Normative Ethics is an annual forum for new work in normative ethical theory. Leading philosophers present original contributions to our understanding of a wide range of moral issues and positions, from analysis of competing approaches to normative ethics (including moral realism, constructivism, and expressivism) to questions of how we should act and live well. OSNE will be an essential resource for scholars and students working in moral philosophy.
Author : Richard B. Brandt
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 564 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (34 download)
Download or read book Ethical Theory written by Richard B. Brandt and published by . This book was released on 1959 with total page 564 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Shelly Kagan
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 0429978286
Total Pages : 325 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (299 download)
Download or read book Normative Ethics written by Shelly Kagan and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-02-12 with total page 325 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Providing a thorough introduction to current philosophical views on morality, Normative Ethics examines an acts rightness or wrongness in terms of such factors as consequences, harm, and consent. Shelly Kagan offers a division between moral factors and theoretical foundations that reflects the actual working practices of contemporary moral philosophers.Intended for upper-level or graduate students of philosophy, this book should also appeal to the general reader looking for a clearly written overview of the basic principles of moral philosophy. }Providing a thorough introduction to current philosophical views on morality, Normative Ethics examines an acts rightness or wrongness in light of such factors as consequences, harm, and consent. Shelly Kagan offers a division between moral factors and theoretical foundations that reflects the actual working practices of contemporary moral philosophers. The first half of the book presents a systematic survey of the basic normative factors, focusing on controversial questions concerning the precise content of each factor, its scope and significance, and its relationship to other factors. The second half of the book then examines the competing theories about the foundations of normative ethics, theories that attempt to explain why the basic normative factors have the moral significance that they do.Intended for upper-level or graduate students of philosophy, this book should also appeal to the general reader looking for a clearly written overview of the basic principles of moral philosophy.
Author : Mark Timmons
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0192507869
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (925 download)
Download or read book Oxford Studies in Normative Ethics written by Mark Timmons and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2016-11-24 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Oxford Studies in Normative Ethics is an annual forum for new work in normative ethical theory. Leading philosophers present original contributions to our understanding of a wide range of moral issues and positions, from analysis of competing approaches to normative ethics (including moral realism, constructivism, and expressivism) to questions of how we should act and live well. OSNE will be an essential resource for scholars and students working in moral philosophy.
Author : Mark C. Timmons
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0192563394
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (925 download)
Download or read book Oxford Studies in Normative Ethics written by Mark C. Timmons and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2018-11-10 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Oxford Studies in Normative Ethics is an annual forum for new work in normative ethical theory. Leading philosophers present original contributions to our understanding of a wide range of moral issues and positions, from analysis of competing approaches to normative ethics (including moral realism, constructivism, and expressivism) to questions of how we should act and live well. OSNE will be an essential resource for scholars and students working in moral philosophy.
Author : Mark Timmons
Publisher : OUP Oxford
ISBN 13 : 0191509779
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (915 download)
Download or read book Oxford Studies in Normative Ethics, Volume 3 written by Mark Timmons and published by OUP Oxford. This book was released on 2013-12-05 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Oxford Studies in Normative Ethics is an annual forum for new work in normative ethical theory. Leading philosophers present original contributions to our understanding of a wide range of moral issues and positions, from analysis of competing approaches to normative ethics (including moral realism, constructivism, and expressivism) to questions of how we should act and live well. OSNE will be an essential resource for scholars and students working in moral philosophy.
Author : Simon Robertson
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0199572933
Total Pages : 238 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (995 download)
Download or read book Spheres of Reason written by Simon Robertson and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2009-10 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Spheres of Reason comprises nine new articles on normativity. They make a timely and distinctive contribution to our understanding of how normative thought may or may not be unified across the spheres of actions, belief and feeling. It is essential reading for anyone interested in the nature of normativity and the bearing it has on human thought.
Author : Allan Gotthelf
Publisher : University of Pittsburgh Press
ISBN 13 : 0822977591
Total Pages : 283 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (229 download)
Download or read book Metaethics, Egoism, and Virtue written by Allan Gotthelf and published by University of Pittsburgh Press. This book was released on 2010-11-14 with total page 283 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Philosopher-novelist Ayn Rand (1905–1982) is a cultural phenomenon. Her books have sold more than 25 million copies, and countless individuals speak of her writings as having significantly influenced their lives. In spite of the popular interest in her ideas, or perhaps because of it, Rand’s work has until recently received little serious attention from academics. Though best known among philosophers for her strong support of egoism in ethics and capitalism in politics, there is an increasingly widespread awareness of both the range and the systematic character of Rand’s philosophic thought. This new series, developed in conjunction with the Ayn Rand Society, an affiliated group of the American Philosophical Association, Eastern Division, seeks a fuller scholarly understanding of this highly original and influential thinker. The first volume starts not with the metaphysical and epistemological fundamentals of Rand’s thought, but with central aspects of her ethical theory. Though her endorsement of ethical egoism is well-known—one of her most familiar essay collections is The Virtue of Selfishness—the character of her egoism is not. The chapters in this volume address the basis of her egoism in a virtue-centered normative ethics; her account of how moral norms in general are themselves based on a fundamental choice by an agent to value his own life; and how her own approach to the foundations of ethics is to be compared and contrasted with familiar approaches in the analytic ethical tradition. Philosophers interested in the objectivity of value, in the way ethical theory is (and is not) virtue-based, and in acquiring a serious understanding of an egoistic moral theory worthy of attention will find much to consider in this volume, which includes critical responses to several of its main essays.
Author : Mark Timmons
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0198808933
Total Pages : 314 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (988 download)
Download or read book Oxford Studies in Normative Ethics, Vol 7 written by Mark Timmons and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2017 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Oxford Studies in Normative Ethics is an annual forum for new work in normative ethical theory. Leading philosophers present original contributions to our understanding of a wide range of moral issues and positions, from analysis of competing approaches to normative ethics (including moral realism, constructivism, and expressivism) to questions of how we should act and live well. OSNE will be an essential resource for scholars and students working in moral philosophy.
