Explaining Right And Wrong

Author : Benjamin Sachs
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 323 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2017-11-28
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781351392075

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Explaining Right and Wrong aims to shake the foundations of contemporary ethics by showing that moral philosophers have been deploying a mistaken methodology in their efforts to figure out the truth about what we morally ought to do. Benjamin Sachs argues that moral theorizing makes sense only if it is conceived of as an explanatory project and carried out accordingly. The book goes on to show that the most prominent forms of moral monism—consequentialism, Kantianism, and contractarianism/contractualism—as well as Rossian pluralism, each face devastating explanatory objections. It offers in place of these flawed options a brand-new family of normative ethical theories, non-Rossian pluralism. It then argues that the best kind of non-Rossian pluralism will be spare; in particular, it will deny that an action can be wrong in virtue of constituting a failure to distribute welfare in a particular way or that an action can be wrong in virtue of constituting a failure to rescue. Furthermore, it also aims to show that a great deal of contemporary writing on the distribution of health care resources in cases of scarcity is targeted at questions that either have no answers at all or none that ordinary moral theorizing can uncover.

Author : Lisa O Engelhardt
Publisher : Open Road Media
Page : 80 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2014-10-21
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781497693005

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Right and Wrong and Being Strong by Lisa O Engelhardt Pdf

Kids aren’t born knowing right from wrong. But, somehow, over the years, we hope to help them become caring, responsible, respectful adults. This practical how-to book for kids is an invaluable tool in guiding children on the journey of moral development. Through concrete language and interactive examples, it addresses such topics as honesty, peer pressure, and how to tell right from wrong. Even more, it shows kids how to go beyond doing right to doing good.

Author : Colin Wringe
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 191 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2006-02-14
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781402037092

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Moral Education by Colin Wringe Pdf

This volume is unique in providing a comprehensive discussion of moral education in the light of a range of ethical theories. In a balanced, thoughtful and penetrating account, the author addresses important contemporary issues and controversies (morality and citizenship, family values, sexual morality). The author is a highly respected authority on this and related educational topics. The book is written in an accessible and jargon-free style.

Author : Cecilia Wainryb,Holly E. Recchia
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 473 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2014-03-20
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9781107026308

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Talking About Right and Wrong by Cecilia Wainryb,Holly E. Recchia Pdf

This book illuminates the conversations that parents and children have about right and wrong, and how these conversations affect children's moral development.

Author : Wendell Wallach,Colin Allen
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2010-07-15
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9780199737970

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Moral Machines by Wendell Wallach,Colin Allen Pdf

"Moral Machines is a fine introduction to the emerging field of robot ethics. There is much here that will interest ethicists, philosophers, cognitive scientists, and roboticists." ---Peter Danielson, Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews --

Author : Richard Smith
Publisher : Stylus Publishing, LLC.
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Education
ISBN : 1858560845

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Teaching Right and Wrong by Richard Smith Pdf

This volume tackles the key issues in moral education in a style accessible to professional educators and general readers. It takes into account the real contexts of people's lives, broadens the terms of discussion of morality and draws conclusions to guide the practice of moral education.

Author : Hugh Mackay
Publisher : Hachette Australia
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2011-03-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780733625893

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Right and Wrong by Hugh Mackay Pdf

How can you be sure you're doing the right thing? Can some actions be legally right, yet morally wrong? What are the rights and wrongs of leaving a relationship? Are the rules different for sex? Is it always wrong to tell a lie? Why be good? No one pretends that making moral choices is easy. In this updated edition, which includes a new prologue on the moral minefields of power and wealth, Hugh Mackay argues that because morality is all about the way we treat each other, we make our best decisions - at work, among friends, in the neighbourhood, in a marriage or a family - when we imagine how our actions might affect the wellbeing of others. Our moral choices actually help shape the kind of society we live in, for better or worse. At a time when many of us are struggling to navigate an ever more complex world, Right & Wrong offers you the essential tools for making confident moral choices, and for deciding what's right for you and for the people around you.

Author : Timothy J. Cooney
Publisher : Humanities Press International
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 1985
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : UOM:39015010533878

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Telling Right from Wrong by Timothy J. Cooney Pdf

Morality has occupied the minds of men since the first spear was raised in anger. But what is morality? What does it mean to be moral? And how do we determine what falls outside the bounds of ethical discussion? Mr. Cooney develops a unique moral theory in which he isolates and explores the core of morality. He contends that in common usage it reveals an ultimate and all-but-universal guide to action, a guide that provides the basis for delcaring some actions (e.g., murder, arson, assault, robbery, etc.) to be wrong, while it considers other types of behavior (e.g., homosexuality, gambling, drinking, abortion, etc.) to be matters of politics and opinion rather than morality. Mr. Cooney separates actual from apparent moral issues and, in doing so, seeks to spare society needless and potentially disastrous confrontations. He offers a firm response to those who claims that morality is ultimately relative. -- From publisher's description.

Author : Charles Fried
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 1978
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0674769058

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Right and Wrong by Charles Fried Pdf

Author : Wayne Johnston
Publisher : Vintage Canada
Page : 561 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2023-05-16
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780735281653

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The Mystery of Right and Wrong by Wayne Johnston Pdf

NATIONAL BESTSELLER "An absolutely unforgettable novel."—Ian Williams A masterwork from one of the country’s most critically acclaimed and beloved writers that grapples with male violence, sexual abuse, and madness. Complusively readable and heartstopping. Wade Jackson, a young man from a Newfoundland outport, wants to be a writer. In the university library in St. John’s, where he goes every day to absorb the great books of the world, he en­counters the fascinating, South African-born Rachel van Hout, and soon they are lovers. Rachel is the youngest of four van Hout daugh­ters, each in their own way a wounded soul. The old­est, Gloria, has a string of broken marriages behind her. Carmen is addicted to every drug her Afrikaner dealer husband can lay his hands on. Betha­ny, the most sardonic of the sisters, is fighting a los­ing battle with anorexia. And then there is Rachel, who reads The Diary of Anne Frank obsessively, and diarizes her days in a secret language of her own invention, writing to the point of breakdown and beyond—an obsession that has deeper and more dis­turbing roots than Wade could ever have imagined. Confronting the central mystery of his character Rachel’s life—and his own—Wayne Johnston has created a brilliant and searing tour de force that pulls the reader toward a conclusion both inevitable and impossible to fore­see.

Author : J.L. Mackie
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 1990-08-30
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780141960098

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Ethics by J.L. Mackie Pdf

An insight into moral skepticism of the 20th century. The author argues that our every-day moral codes are an 'error theory' based on the presumption of moral facts which, he persuasively argues, don't exist. His refutation of such facts is based on their metaphysical 'queerness' and the observation of cultural relativity.

Author : Timothy R. O'Donnell
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2018-08-03
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 1718037236

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Evidence of Falsehood by Timothy R. O'Donnell Pdf

This is a book of philosophy and for that, I apologize. Philosophy used to try and explain the world around us and our experiences, to answer the life's big questions, and to help us make sense of it all. If it still did that, it would truly be a great thing! More often of late, to anyone with a shred of common sense, philosophers seem to have lost their marbles. The answers we get to life's questions are more confusing than ever, and the arguments become inane to the point that a common man would regret asking the big questions. There are good reasons for the overall failure of modern philosophy to answer life's big questions. Some of the mistakes were made over 2400 years ago by early western philosophers. When your foundation is built on sand, is there any mystery why the edifice eventually crumbles? Furthermore, modern philosophers have in some cases assumed their own hypothesis from the start, ignoring the evidence of falsehood. And so, again I apologize, for the topics of philosophical discussion can be difficult to swallow and digest. I empathize with you, and so, I will try to make my evaluation of these questions as palatable as possible. More importantly, this is a book of answers and that is truly a great thing! Once you have the answers to the big questions, the little ones will all fall into place. Together we are going to examine these age-old questions and come up with some real answers - ones that will help explain the world around us and our experience of it. Some of the answers will undoubtedly astound you, because truth is astounding. And, of course, there will be those who simply can't handle the truth. In the end, they will be truly ashamed of themselves. They will let this opportunity slip through their fingers and continue to muddle through life without direction. Do you expect the right answers to confirm the floundering life you are leading? Are you unwilling to change your life for the better? Then you must expect and prepare for hard work ahead of you. If you are among those few who already know the answers to life's questions, then you know your life's purpose, and are not floundering, but driven toward this goal. What is more, you are certain that it is the right goal and you are not headed in the wrong direction. You are indeed wise beyond your years. But, please, read on. You may find confirmation in your understanding, you may come across something unexpected, or you may discover you don't know everything you thought you did. For the rest of us, still searching for answers, let's get started.

Author : Kieran Setiya
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2012-11-29
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780199657452

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Knowing Right From Wrong by Kieran Setiya Pdf

Can we have objective knowledge of right and wrong, of how we should live and what there is reason to do? Can it be anything but luck when our beliefs are true? Kieran Setiya confronts these questions in their most compelling and articulate forms, and argues that if there is objective ethical knowledge, human nature is its source.

Author : Roger Scruton
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2006-10-31
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0826494048

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Animal Rights and Wrongs by Roger Scruton Pdf

In this acclaimed book, Scruton takes the issues relating to vivisection, hunting, animal testing and BSE and places them in a wider framework of thought and feeling. Now available in paperback

Author : Bernard Mayo
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 213 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2021-05-27
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781000055993

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The Philosophy of Right and Wrong by Bernard Mayo Pdf

Trying to understand morality involves grappling with seemingly irreconcilable conflicts between opposing theoretical positions. Originally published in 1986, this book offers a solution in terms of natural law, which involves reflections on the relevant aspects of human nature and the human condition, as well as on the special nature of prescriptive language. It also discusses several major movements in moral philosophy, both classical and contemporary and examines them in the light of a set of tests for an adequate moral theory.