Ethical Wisdom

Author : Mark Matousek
Publisher : Anchor
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2012-06-05
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9780767930680

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Ethical Wisdom by Mark Matousek Pdf

From a bestselling author—“a riveting, fun, and insightful tour of life’s meaning and purpose, essential reading for anyone drawn to the query, ‘How ought we to live?'” (Daniel Goleman, author of Emotional Intelligence) Contrary to what we’ve been taught in our reason-obsessed culture, argues Matousek, emotions are the bedrock of ethical life; without them, human beings cannot be empathic, moral, or good. But how do we make the judgment call between self-interest and caring for others? What does being good really mean? Which parts of morality are biological, which ethical? When should instinct be trusted and when does it lead us into trouble? How can we know ourselves to be good amidst the hypocrisy, fears, and sabotaging appetites that pervade our two-sided natures? Drawing on the latest scientific research and interviews with social scientists, spiritual leaders, ex-cons, altruists, and philosophers, Matousek examines morality from all angles in this thoroughly entertaining and helpful guide to crossing one’s own murky moral terrain.

Author : Mark Matousek
Publisher : Health Communications, Inc.
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2013-06-04
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9780757317279

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Ethical Wisdom for Friends by Mark Matousek Pdf

Drawing on personal experiences, readers' letters, and interviews, the author discusses ethical issues which occur in everyday interactions with friends and the best way to resolve them and preserve the friendship.

Author : Mark Matousek
Publisher : Anchor
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2011-05-24
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780385532600

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Ethical Wisdom by Mark Matousek Pdf

From a bestselling author—“a riveting, fun, and insightful tour of life’s meaning and purpose, essential reading for anyone drawn to the query, ‘How ought we to live?'” (Daniel Goleman, author of Emotional Intelligence) Contrary to what we’ve been taught in our reason-obsessed culture, argues Matousek, emotions are the bedrock of ethical life; without them, human beings cannot be empathic, moral, or good. But how do we make the judgment call between self-interest and caring for others? What does being good really mean? Which parts of morality are biological, which ethical? When should instinct be trusted and when does it lead us into trouble? How can we know ourselves to be good amidst the hypocrisy, fears, and sabotaging appetites that pervade our two-sided natures? Drawing on the latest scientific research and interviews with social scientists, spiritual leaders, ex-cons, altruists, and philosophers, Matousek examines morality from all angles in this thoroughly entertaining and helpful guide to crossing one’s own murky moral terrain.

Author : Mark Matousek
Publisher : Hay House, Inc
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2012-06-04
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781848509047

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Ethical Wisdom by Mark Matousek Pdf

Since the days of the first primitive tribes, we have tried to determine why one man is good and another evil. Mark Matousek arrives at the answer in Ethical Wisdom. Contrary to what we've been taught in our reason-obsessed culture, emotions are the bedrock of ethical life; without them, human beings cannot be empathic, moral or good. But how do we make the judgement call between self-interest and caring for others? What does being good really mean? Which parts of morality are biological, which ethical? When should instinct be trusted and when does it lead us into trouble? How can we know ourselves to be good amidst the hypocrisy, fears and sabotaging appetites that pervade our two-sided natures? Drawing on the latest scientific research and interviews with social scientists, spiritual leaders, ex-cons, altruists and philosophers, Matousek examines morality from a scientific, sociological, and anthropological standpoint. Each chapter features a series of questions, readings, interviews, parables and anecdotes that zoom in on a particular niche of moral enquiry, making this book both utilitarian and fun. Ethical Wisdom is an insightful and important book for readers crisscrossing their own murky moral terrain.

Author : Julian Savulescu
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 141 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2007-01-01
Category : Ethics
ISBN : 0905740424

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In Quest of Ethical Wisdom by Julian Savulescu Pdf

Author : John Kekes
Publisher : Cornell University Press
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2018-10-18
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781501721861

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Moral Wisdom and Good Lives by John Kekes Pdf

In this profound and yet accessible book, John Kekes discusses moral wisdom: a virtue essential to living a morally good and personally satisfying life. He advances a broad, nontechnical argument that considers the adversities inherent in the human condition and assists in the achievement of good lives. The possession of moral wisdom, Kekes asserts, is a matter of degree: more of it makes lives better, less makes them worse. Exactly what is moral wisdom, however, and how should it be sought? Ancient Greek and medieval Christian philosophers were centrally concerned with it. By contrast, modern Western sensibility doubts the existence of a moral order in reality; and because we doubt it, and have developed no alternatives, we have grown dubious about the traditional idea of wisdom. Kekes returns to the classical Greek sources of Western philosophy to argue for the contemporary significance of moral wisdom. He develops a proposal that is eudaimonistic—secular, anthropocentric, pluralistic, individualistic, and agonistic. He understands moral wisdom as focusing on the human effort to create many different forms of good lives. Although the approach is Aristotelian, the author concentrates on formulating and defending a contemporary moral ideal. The importance of this ideal, he shows, lies in increasing our ability to cope with life's adversities by improving our judgment. In chapters on moral imagination, self-knowledge, and moral depth, Kekes calls attention to aspects of our inner life that have been neglected because of our cultural inattention to moral wisdom. He discusses these inner processes through the tragedies of Sophocles, which can inspire us with their enduring moral significance and help us to understand the importance of moral wisdom to living a good life.

Author : Francisco J. Varela
Publisher : Stanford University Press
Page : 100 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0804730334

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Ethical Know-How by Francisco J. Varela Pdf

How can science be brought to connect with experience? This book addresses two of the most challenging problems facing contemporary neurobiology and cognitive science: understanding how we unconsciously execute habitual actions as a result of neurological and cognitive processes, and creating an ethic adequate to our present awareness that there is no such thing as a transcendental self, a stable subject, or a soul.

Author : Peter W. Gosnell
Publisher : InterVarsity Press
Page : 414 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2014-04-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780830864799

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The Ethical Vision of the Bible by Peter W. Gosnell Pdf

This introduction to the world of biblical ethics walks readers through the ethical teachings of key people and texts within the Bible. Instead of focusing on what the Bible says about various ethical issues, it emphasizes how the different parts of the Bible encourage its readers to think ethically about every issue.

Author : Dr. Seymour J. Cohen,Dr. Byron L Sherwin
Publisher : Turner Publishing Company
Page : 357 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2015-08-10
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781580238458

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Jewish Ethical Values by Dr. Seymour J. Cohen,Dr. Byron L Sherwin Pdf

With insightful commentary, passion and expertise, Rabbis Sherwin and Cohen guide us through selections from classic Jewish ethical literature, offering clear explanations of the historic context of each writing and thoughtful applications of their wisdom on the problems we grapple with today.

Author : Louis F. Groarke,Paul V. Groarke,Paolo C. Biondi
Publisher : Broadview Press
Page : 690 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2021-04-21
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781770486782

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Readings in Ethics by Louis F. Groarke,Paul V. Groarke,Paolo C. Biondi Pdf

Readings in Ethics offers a vast collection of carefully edited readings arranged chronologically across five historical periods. The selections cover many major Western and non-Western schools of thought, including Daoism, virtue ethics, Buddhism, natural law, deontology, utilitarianism, contractarianism, liberalism, Marxism, feminism, and communitarianism. In addition to texts from canonical philosophers such as Plato, Mill, Wollstonecraft, and Rawls, the volume draws from other sources of wisdom: stories, fables, proverbs, medieval mystical treatises, literature, and poetry. The editors have also written substantial introductions, annotations, discussion questions, and suggestions for further reading, making for a thorough guided tour of our ethical past and present.

Author : Robert Kane
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2010-08-12
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781139490542

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Ethics and the Quest for Wisdom by Robert Kane Pdf

Modernity has challenged the ancient ideal of a universal quest for wisdom, and today's world of conflicting cultures and values has raised further doubts regarding the possibility of objective ethical standards. Robert Kane refocuses the debate on the philosophical quest for wisdom, and argues that ethical principles about right action and the good life can be seen to emerge from that very quest itself. This book contends that the search for wisdom involves a persistent striving to overcome narrowness of vision that comes from the inevitable limitations of finite points of view. When applied to questions of value and the good life, this striving has ethical implications about the way we should treat ourselves and others. This study argues for the merits of this central thesis against alternative theories in contemporary normative ethics, and discusses its practical applications for social ethics, political philosophy, law and moral education.

Author : Byron L .Sherwin,Seymour, Cohen
Publisher : Turner Publishing Company
Page : 441 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2000-12-04
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781580237673

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Creating an Ethical Jewish Life by Byron L .Sherwin,Seymour, Cohen Pdf

The classic texts of Jewish ethical literature—works little known to most of us—now available for personal study. This one-of-a-kind book brings Jewish ethical literature from ancient and medieval worlds straight into our twenty-first-century lives.

Author : Trevor Curnow
Publisher : Ashgate Publishing
Page : 364 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : STANFORD:36105024332541

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Wisdom, Intuition and Ethics by Trevor Curnow Pdf

Putting forward a new case for ethical intuitionism, Trevor Curnow finds its roots in the wisdom traditions of antiquity, while also drawing on Eastern philosophy and modern psychology.

Author : Andrew Errington
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2019-12-26
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780567687708

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Every Good Path by Andrew Errington Pdf

Andrew Errington brings the book of Proverbs into discussion with two significant accounts of the nature and foundation of practical reason in Christian ethics: those of Thomas Aquinas and Oliver O'Donovan. Aiming to move towards a framework for understanding Christian moral reasoning, this book develops a significant critique of aspects of Aquinas's thought and provides a major engagement with O'Donovan's moral theology. Errington argues that the way the Book of Proverbs conceives of wisdom presents an important challenge to the Western theological and philosophical tradition. Instead of a perfection of theoretical knowledge, wisdom in Proverbs is a practical knowledge of how to act well, grounded in the reality of the world God has made. Discussing the complexities of practical reason, moral reasoning in Aquinas, world order and deliberation in the work of O'Donovan, and the place of created order in Christian Ethics, this volume is invaluable for scholars and general readers in reconfiguring moral theology.

Author : Heimir Geirsson,Margaret R. Holmgren
Publisher : Broadview Press
Page : 426 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2018-04-17
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781554813988

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Ethical Theory: A Concise Anthology - Third Edition by Heimir Geirsson,Margaret R. Holmgren Pdf

This concise anthology collects important historical and contemporary readings on the central ethical theories, including Divine Command Theory, Consequentialism, Deontology, Virtue Ethics, and Feminist Ethics. Each section includes two or three of the most important contributions to the field, together with brief introductions from the editors. This new third edition offers expanded coverage of meta-ethics through the addition of thought-provoking readings from Susan Wolf, Gilbert Harman, and others. The number of selections from women authors has also increased.