Aristotle And Moral Realism

Author : Robert A Heinaman
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 315 pages
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Release : 2018-03-08
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780429981852

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Aristotle And Moral Realism by Robert A Heinaman Pdf

This volume of essays brings together scholars of ancient philosophy and some of today's most distinguished moral philosophers to discuss Aristotle's ethics and the problems of moral realism. One of the central and perennial philosophical problems is the question of whether our ethical assertions and beliefs can be justifiably claimed to rest on some objective foundation. As an upholder of the objectivity of ethics and as one of the most important ethical thinkers in the history of philosophy, Aristotle's writings on these questions are of the greatest interest. Indeed, much of recent moral philosophy has looked directly to Aristotle for inspiration on the problem of moral objectivity. For example, "virtue theorists" were influenced by Aristotle in their proposal that what determines the right thing to do in a particular case is what the virtuous man would do. Similarly, "sensibility theorists" have found support for their view in Aristotle's remarks about the importance of the conditioning of one's desires for the development of virtue and knowledge about the human good.

Author : Pavlos Kontos
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 211 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2013-03
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781136649882

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Aristotle's Moral Realism Reconsidered by Pavlos Kontos Pdf

This book elaborates a moral realism of phenomenological inspiration by introducing the idea that moral experience, primordially, constitutes a perceptual grasp of actions and of their solid traces in the world. The main thesis is that, before any reference to values or to criteria about good and evil—that is, before any reference to specific ethical outlooks—one should explain the very materiality of what necessarily constitutes the ‘moral world’. These claims are substantiated by means of a text- centered interpretation of Aristotle’s Nicomachean Ethics in dialogue with contemporary moral realism. The book concludes with a critique of Heidegger’s, Gadamer’s and Arendt’s approaches to Aristotle’s ethics.

Author : Robert Heinaman
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 239 pages
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Release : 1995
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 1857283392

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Aristotle and Moral Realism by Robert Heinaman Pdf

This volume of essays brings together scholars of ancient philosophy and some of today's most distinguished moral philosophers to discuss Aristotle's ethics and the problems of moral realism. One of the central and perennial philosophical problems is the question of whether our ethical assertions and beliefs can be justifiably claimed to rest on some objective foundation. As an upholder of the objectivity of ethics and as one of the most important ethical thinkers in the history of philosophy, Aristotle's writings on these questions are of the greatest interest. Indeed, much of recent moral philosophy has looked directly to Aristotle for inspiration on the problem of moral objectivity. For example, virtue theorists were influenced by Aristotle in their proposal that what determines the right thing to do in a particular case is what the virtuous man would do. Similarly, sensibility theorists have found support for their view in Aristotle's remarks about the importance of the conditioning of one's desires for the development of virtue and knowledge about the human good.

Author : Paul Bloomfield
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2001-09-27
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0198031378

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Moral Reality by Paul Bloomfield Pdf

We typically assume that the standard for what is beautiful lies in the eye of the beholder. Yet this is not the case when we consider morality; what we deem morally good is not usually a matter of opinion. Such thoughts push us toward being realists about moral properties, but a cogent theory of moral realism has long been an elusive philosophical goal. Paul Bloomfield here offers a rigorous defense of moral realism, developing an ontology for morality that models the property of being morally good on the property of being physically healthy. The model is assembled systematically; it first presents the metaphysics of healthiness and goodness, then explains our epistemic access to properties such as these, adds a complementary analysis of the semantics and syntax of moral discourse, and finishes with a discussion of how we become motivated to act morally. Bloomfield closely attends to the traditional challenges facing moral realism, and the discussion nimbly ranges from modern medical theory to ancient theories of virtue, and from animal navigation to the nature of normativity. Maintaining a highly readable style throughout, Moral Reality yields one of the most compelling theories of moral realism to date and will appeal to philosophers working on issues in metaphysics or moral philosophy.

Author : Jussi Kotkavirta,Michael Quante
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Ethics
ISBN : STANFORD:36105115133865

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Moral Realism by Jussi Kotkavirta,Michael Quante Pdf

Author : John M. Rist
Publisher : CUA Press
Page : 297 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2012-07-31
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780813219806

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Plato's Moral Realism by John M. Rist Pdf

Surveying many of Plato's dialogues from the early, middle, and late periods, prominent philosopher John M. Rist shows how Plato gradually came to realize the need for metaphysics to support his ethical position and that a rigorous ethics required a secure metaphysics grounded in universal values.

Author : Michael Winter
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2011-09-06
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9789400721937

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Rethinking Virtue Ethics by Michael Winter Pdf

Rethinking Virtue Ethics offers a model of Aristotelian virtue ethics based on a deductive paradigm. This book argues that, contrary to what many contemporary thinkers are inclined to believe, Aristotelian virtue ethics is consistent with at least some action-guiding moral principles being true unconditionally, and that a justification for general moral principles can be grounded in fundamental concepts within Aristotle’s theory. An analysis of ethical propositions that hold for the most part is proposed that fits well within the deductive paradigm developed. This unique interpretation of virtue ethics has implications for recent discussions of the virtues in social psychology, issues about how fundamental moral principles are known, questions about the justification of inalienable rights, debates about moral particularism and generalism, and discussions of moral realism and anti-realism.

Author : Jonathan A. Jacobs
Publisher : Peter Lang Incorporated, International Academic Publishers
Page : 156 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : UIUC:30112039496705

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Being True to the World by Jonathan A. Jacobs Pdf

This book begins with a critique of moral relativism and proceeds to develop a realist account of practical wisdom. The central claims are that there are objective moral facts and that knowledge of these facts can be action-guiding. The justification for these claims involves explaining the role of imagination in moral judgment and action and also showing how a realist approach to morality enables us to better account for immorality, revealing it to involve ignorance, error or falsification. The book concludes with an analysis of how the character of social relations is crucial to the formation of self-conceptions and the development of moral knowledge and moral imagination.

Author : Robert A Heinaman
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 250 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2018-03-08
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780429970771

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Aristotle And Moral Realism by Robert A Heinaman Pdf

This volume of essays brings together scholars of ancient philosophy and some of today's most distinguished moral philosophers to discuss Aristotle's ethics and the problems of moral realism. One of the central and perennial philosophical problems is the question of whether our ethical assertions and beliefs can be justifiably claimed to rest on some objective foundation. As an upholder of the objectivity of ethics and as one of the most important ethical thinkers in the history of philosophy, Aristotle's writings on these questions are of the greatest interest. Indeed, much of recent moral philosophy has looked directly to Aristotle for inspiration on the problem of moral objectivity. For example, "virtue theorists" were influenced by Aristotle in their proposal that what determines the right thing to do in a particular case is what the virtuous man would do. Similarly, "sensibility theorists" have found support for their view in Aristotle's remarks about the importance of the conditioning of one's desires for the development of virtue and knowledge about the human good.

Author : Pavlos Kontos
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2021-06-10
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781000399097

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Aristotle on the Scope of Practical Reason by Pavlos Kontos Pdf

This book offers a new account of Aristotle’s practical philosophy. Pavlos Kontos argues that Aristotle does not restrict practical reason to its action-guiding and motivational role; rather, practical reason remains practical in the full sense of the term even when its exercise does not immediately concern the guidance of our present actions. To elucidate why this wider scope of practical reason is important, Kontos brings into the foreground five protagonists that have long been overlooked: (a) spectators or judges who make non-motivational judgments about practical matters that do not interact with their present deliberations and actions; (b) legislators who exercise practical reason to establish constitutions and laws; (c) hopes as an active engagement with moral luck and its impact on our individual lives; (d) prayers as legislators’ way to deal with the moral luck hovering around the birth of constitutions and the prospect of a utopia; and (e) people who are outsiders or marginal cases of the responsibility community because they are totally deprived of practical reason. Building on a wide range of interpretations of Aristotle’s practical philosophy (from the ancient commentators to contemporary analytic and continental philosophers), Kontos offers new insights about Aristotle’s philosophical contribution to the current debates about radical evil, moral luck, hope, utopia, internalism and externalism, and the philosophy of law. Aristotle on the Scope of Practical Reason will appeal to researchers and advanced students interested in Aristotle’s ethics, ancient philosophy, and the history of practical philosophy.

Author : John M. Rist
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 310 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0521006082

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Real Ethics by John M. Rist Pdf

This 2001 book is a powerful defence of an ethical theory based on a revised version of Platonic realism.

Author : Stephen Everson
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 1998-05-04
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0521388325

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Ethics by Stephen Everson Pdf

This collection of essays provides a sophisticated and accessible introduction to the moral theories of the ancient world. It covers the ethical theories of all the major philosophers and schools from the earliest times to the Hellenistic philosophers. A substantial introduction considers the question of what is distinctive about ancient ethics.

Author : Lloyd P. Gerson
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 273 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2023-08-31
Category : History
ISBN : 9781009329989

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Plato's Moral Realism by Lloyd P. Gerson Pdf

Demonstrates that Plato's ethics rests upon a metaphysical foundation, the Idea of the Good, the first principle of all.

Author : John Henry McDowell
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 414 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0674007131

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Mind, Value, and Reality by John Henry McDowell Pdf

This book collects some of McDowell’s most influential papers of the last two decades. The essays deal with themes such as the interpretation of Aristotle’s and Plato’s ethical writings, questions in moral philosophy that arise out of the Greek tradition, Wittengensteinian ideas about reason in action, and issues central to philosophy of mind.

Author : Aristotle
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 152 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2016-10-27
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 153978438X

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Nicomachean Ethics by Aristotle Pdf

The Ethics of Aristotle is one half of a single treatise of which his Politics is the other half. Both deal with one and the same subject. This subject is what Aristotle calls in one place the "philosophy of human affairs;" but more frequently Political or Social Science. In the two works taken together we have their author's whole theory of human conduct or practical activity, that is, of all human activity which is not directed merely to knowledge or truth. The Nicomachean Ethics is the name normally given to Aristotle's best-known work on ethics. The work, which plays a pre-eminent role in defining Aristotelian ethics, consists of ten books, originally separate scrolls, and is understood to be based on notes from his lectures at the Lyceum. The title is often assumed to refer to his son Nicomachus, to whom the work was dedicated or who may have edited it (although his young age makes this less likely). Alternatively, the work may have been dedicated to his father, who was also called Nicomachus. The theme of the work is a Socratic question previously explored in the works of Plato, Aristotle's friend and teacher, of how men should best live. In his Metaphysics, Aristotle described how Socrates, the friend and teacher of Plato, had turned philosophy to human questions, whereas Pre-Socratic philosophy had only been theoretical. Ethics, as now separated out for discussion by Aristotle, is practical rather than theoretical, in the original Aristotelian senses of these terms. In other words, it is not only a contemplation about good living, because it also aims to create good living. It is therefore connected to Aristotle's other practical work, the Politics, which similarly aims at people becoming good. Ethics is about how individuals should best live, while the study of politics is from the perspective of a law-giver, looking at the good of a whole community.