Foundation For A Natural Morality

Author : S. Adam Seagrave
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 185 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2014-05-05
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780226123578

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The Foundations of Natural Morality by S. Adam Seagrave Pdf

Recent years have seen a renaissance of interest in the relationship between natural law and natural rights. During this time, the concept of natural rights has served as a conceptual lightning rod, either strengthening or severing the bond between traditional natural law and contemporary human rights. Does the concept of natural rights have the natural law as its foundation or are the two ideas, as Leo Strauss argued, profoundly incompatible? With The Foundations of Natural Morality, S. Adam Seagrave addresses this controversy, offering an entirely new account of natural morality that compellingly unites the concepts of natural law and natural rights. Seagrave agrees with Strauss that the idea of natural rights is distinctly modern and does not derive from traditional natural law. Despite their historical distinctness, however, he argues that the two ideas are profoundly compatible and that the thought of John Locke and Thomas Aquinas provides the key to reconciling the two sides of this long-standing debate. In doing so, he lays out a coherent concept of natural morality that brings together thinkers from Plato and Aristotle to Hobbes and Locke, revealing the insights contained within these disparate accounts as well as their incompleteness when considered in isolation. Finally, he turns to an examination of contemporary issues, including health care, same-sex marriage, and the death penalty, showing how this new account of morality can open up a more fruitful debate.

Author : Edmund Wall
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 193 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2018-10-15
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781498503013

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Foundation for a Natural Morality by Edmund Wall Pdf

Few philosophers attempt to establish that there is an evaluative and moral realm. They make these major assumptions without argument. This plays into the hands of moral nihilists and certain other moral skeptics. A major obstacle that prevents philosophers from developing such arguments is the long-standing view that one cannot derive an “ought” from an “is,” that is, one cannot begin with purely descriptive non-evaluative propositions and deduce an evaluative or moral proposition. In this book, Edmund Wall develops arguments for evaluative and moral principles. His deductive reasoning begins with certain purely descriptive and non-evaluative propositions concerning human nature, establishing a basic moral principle of human life and a basic moral principle of knowledge. By providing such deductive arguments for basic moral principles, Wall makes considerable progress in establishing a sure foundation for morality. He further develops his case by responding to a plethora of anticipated objections against his two arguments, and by delineating the advantages of his own moral approach over a number of influential moral theories and competing accounts of moral reasoning.

Author : Gal Yehezkel
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 162 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2021-11-08
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9783030805838

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The Conceptual Foundation of Morality by Gal Yehezkel Pdf

This book offers a solution to the ancient philosophical problem regarding the nature and the justification of morality. The importance of this subject matter is obvious, not merely as an abstract philosophical problem, but perhaps even more as a practical challenge, regarding the way we ought to live our lives: the values that ought to direct us, and the ends that we ought to pursue. In the course of this inquiry, a wide array of philosophical topics is explored: the nature of intentional action, and the role played by reason and desires in agency; the question of the final end of agency – better known in ancient terminology as the question of the purpose of life, and in modern terms as the question of the meaning of life; the nature of moral obligations and their rational justification; the challenge posed by determinism for the freedom of the will, with its implications on fatalism and moral responsibility; and normative questions regarding the value of life. This book is of interest not only to professional philosophers, but also to any intellectual who is concerned with questions about morality, our nature as agents, and the end that we ought to pursue.

Author : Jonathan Haidt
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 530 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2013-02-12
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9780307455772

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The Righteous Mind by Jonathan Haidt Pdf

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The acclaimed social psychologist challenges conventional thinking about morality, politics, and religion in a way that speaks to conservatives and liberals alike—a “landmark contribution to humanity’s understanding of itself” (The New York Times Book Review). Drawing on his twenty-five years of groundbreaking research on moral psychology, Jonathan Haidt shows how moral judgments arise not from reason but from gut feelings. He shows why liberals, conservatives, and libertarians have such different intuitions about right and wrong, and he shows why each side is actually right about many of its central concerns. In this subtle yet accessible book, Haidt gives you the key to understanding the miracle of human cooperation, as well as the curse of our eternal divisions and conflicts. If you’re ready to trade in anger for understanding, read The Righteous Mind.

Author : Jane Maienschein,Michael Ruse
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 348 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 1999-02-28
Category : Medical
ISBN : 0521559235

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Biology and the Foundations of Ethics by Jane Maienschein,Michael Ruse Pdf

This collection of essays focuses on the connection between biology and questions in ethics.

Author : Alexander Frank Skutch
Publisher : Axios Press
Page : 600 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : STANFORD:36105124091526

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Moral Foundations by Alexander Frank Skutch Pdf

Alexander Skutch--world famous ornithologist, philosopher and author of over 30 books--believed that to build a satisfying moral edifice we need an ample and firm foundation. Moral Foundations brilliantly lays out for the reader the ways in which we are products of harmonization, a process that unites the crude elements of the world in harmonious patterns, A tour de force of analysis and critical thinking, Moral Foundations is also an important contribution to the study of ethics and philosophy.

Author : L. W. Sumner
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 250 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 1987
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : NWU:35556019464353

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The Moral Foundation of Rights by L. W. Sumner Pdf

Sumner constructs both a coherent concept of a moral right and a workable substantive theory of rights to provide the moral foundation necessary to quell controversies about their political and moral applications.

Author : Henry Hazlitt
Publisher : Createspace Independent Pub
Page : 414 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 1994-01-01
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 1480011819

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The Foundations of Morality by Henry Hazlitt Pdf

LARGE PRINT EDITION! More at LargePrintLiberty.com Here is Hazlitt's major philosophical work, in which he grounds a policy of private property and free markets in an ethic of classical utilitarianism, understood in the way Mises understood that term. In writing this book, Hazlitt is reviving an 18th and 19th century tradition in which economists wrote not only about strictly economic issues but also on the relationship between economics and the good of society in general. Adam Smith wrote a moral treatise because he knew that many objections to markets are rooted in these concerns. Hazlitt takes up the cause too, and with spectacular results. Hazlitt favors an ethic that seeks the long run general happiness and flourishing of all. Action, institutions, rules, principles, customs, ideals, and all the rest stand or fall according to the test of whether they permit people to live together peaceably to their mutual advantage. Critical here is an understanding of the core classical liberal claim that the interests of the individual and that of society in general are not antagonistic but wholly compatible and co-determinous. In pushing for "rules-utilitarianism," Hazlitt is aware that he is adopting an ethic that is largely rejected in our time, even by the bulk of the liberal tradition. But he makes the strongest case possible, and you will certainly be challenged at every turn.

Author : David Rowland
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 213 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2022-04-29
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9783375005801

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Laws of Nature, the Foundation of Morals by David Rowland Pdf

Reprint of the original, first published in 1863.

Author : Mark Timmons
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 282 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Ethics
ISBN : 9780195117318

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Morality Without Foundations by Mark Timmons Pdf

Morality Without Foundations investigates fundamental metaethical questions about the meaning, truth, and justification of moral thought and discourse. Mark Timmons maintains that all versions of descriptivism in ethics, particularly certain accounts of moral realism, fail. He argues instead that a correct metaethical theory should embrace some version of non-descriptivism. Timmons defends what he calls "assertoric non-descriptivism" which, unlike traditional non-descriptivist views, holds that moral sentences are typically used to make genuine assertions. In defending this view, he exploits contextual semantics, providing him with the semantic flexibility to develop an irrealist account of moral discourse. Timmons goes on to support a contextualist moral epistemology, completing his overall version of contextualism in ethics. Like his foundationalist rivals, Timmons recognizes that there are moral beliefs that are epistemically basic in providing a basis for the justification of non-basic moral beliefs. Yet, he agrees with the coherentist in maintaining that there are no intrinsically justified beliefs that can serve as a single foundation for a system of moral knowledge. Timmons ultimately finds that regresses of justification of moral belief end with contextually basic beliefs--moral beliefs which, in the relevant context, are responsibly held, but in other contexts might not be suitable as regress stoppers. Timmons' novel defense of morality without foundations offers provocative reading for philosophers working in the areas of ethics, epistemology, and metaphysics. Yet, written with the student in mind, his lucid presentation of difficult ideas makes this book accessible to students and newcomers to the field of metaethics.

Author : John Balguy,Clergyman
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 68 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 1728
Category : Christian ethics
ISBN : OXFORD:N11679284

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The Foundation of Moral Goodness by John Balguy,Clergyman Pdf

Author : George F. McLean,Frederick Edward Ellrod
Publisher : CRVP
Page : 362 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Education
ISBN : 1565180011

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Philosophical Foundations for Moral Education and Character Development by George F. McLean,Frederick Edward Ellrod Pdf

Author : Immanuel Kant
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 295 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2008-10-01
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780300128154

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Groundwork for the Metaphysics of Morals by Immanuel Kant Pdf

Immanuel Kant’s Groundwork for the Metaphysics of Morals is one of the most important texts in the history of ethics. In it Kant searches for the supreme principle of morality and argues for a conception of the moral life that has made this work a continuing source of controversy and an object of reinterpretation for over two centuries. This new edition of Kant’s work provides a fresh translation that is uniquely faithful to the German original and more fully annotated than any previous translation. There are also four essays by well-known scholars that discuss Kant’s views and the philosophical issues raised by the Groundwork. J.B. Schneewind defends the continuing interest in Kantian ethics by examining its historical relation both to the ethical thought that preceded it and to its influence on the ethical theories that came after it; Marcia Baron sheds light on Kant’s famous views about moral motivation; and Shelly Kagan and Allen W. Wood advocate contrasting interpretations of Kantian ethics and its practical implications.

Author : Craig A. Boyd
Publisher : Baker Books
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2007-11-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1585585092

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A Shared Morality by Craig A. Boyd Pdf

Morality based on natural law has a long tradition, and has proven to be quite resilient in the face of numerous attacks and challenges over the years. Those challenges are no less serious today, which leads one to ask if natural law is still a viable foundation for ethics. Craig Boyd provides a contemporary defense of natural law theory against modern challenges from the arenas of science, religion, culture, and philosophy. In his analysis, he defends many of the classical elements of natural law, but also takes into account the contributions of scientific discoveries about human nature. He concludes that natural law is a necessary but not sufficient basis for ethics that must be accompanied by a theory of virtue.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Bloomington : Indiana University Press
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 1970
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : UOM:49015000806415

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Kant on the Foundation of Morality by Anonim Pdf