Honouring And Admiring The Immoral

Author : Alfred Archer,Benjamin Matheson
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 113 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2021-06-07
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781000433395

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Honouring and Admiring the Immoral by Alfred Archer,Benjamin Matheson Pdf

Is it appropriate to honour and admire people who have created great works of art, made important intellectual contributions, performed great sporting feats, or shaped the history of a nation if those people have also acted immorally? This book provides a philosophical investigation of this important and timely question. The authors draw on the latest research from ethics, value theory, philosophy of emotion, social philosophy, and social psychology to develop and substantiate arguments that have been made in the public debates about this issue. They offer a detailed analysis of the nature and ethics of honour and admiration, and present reasons both in favour and against honouring and admiring the immoral. They also take on the important matter of whether we can separate the achievements of public figures from their immoral behaviour. Ultimately, the authors reject a “onesize-fits-all” approach and argue that we must weigh up the reasons for and against honouring and admiring in each particular case. Honouring and Admiring the Immoral is written in an accessible style that shows how philosophy can engage with public debates about important ethical issues. It will be of interest to scholars and students working in moral philosophy, philosophy of emotion, and social philosophy.

Author : Salla Aldrin Salskov,Ondřej Beran,Nora Hämäläinen
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2022-05-18
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9783030980849

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Ethical Inquiries after Wittgenstein by Salla Aldrin Salskov,Ondřej Beran,Nora Hämäläinen Pdf

This volume showcases contemporary, ground-up ethical essays in the tradition of Wittgenstein’s broader philosophy and Wittgenstein-inspired ethical reflection. It takes the ethical relevance of Wittgenstein as a substantial and solid starting point for a broad range of ongoing thinking about contemporary ethical issues. The texts are organised in two sections. The first consists of chapters exploring questions around what could be called the “grammar” of our moral forms of life, and thus represents a more traditional approach in ethics after Wittgenstein. The second part represents a recent turn in the tradition towards investigating moral conceptions, perspectives and concepts that are undergoing change, either because the world itself is changing (for instance with new technologies) or because human agency, such as social movements, has brought us to reconsider previously unquestioned ideas and structures. Within the book, the authors’ contributions are inspired, in their ways of working with ethical questions, by Wittgenstein’s conceptions of language, understanding and the nature of philosophical inquiry. This book is of interest to philosophers influenced by Wittgenstein, as well as to all ethicists seeking ideas for how to do philosophy in a manner close to lived experience and practice.

Author : Sara Protasi
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 259 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2022-08-22
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781538160077

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The Moral Psychology of Envy by Sara Protasi Pdf

Envy is a vicious and shameful response to the good fortune of others, one that ruins friendships and plagues societies—or so the common thinking goes, shaped by millennia of religious and cultural condemnation. Envy’s bad reputation is not completely unwarranted; envy can indeed motivate malicious and counterproductive behavior and may strain or even tear apart relations between people. However, that is not always the case. Investigating the complex nature of this emotion reveals that it plays important functions in social hierarchies and it can motivate one to self-improve and even to achieve moral virtue. Philosophers and psychologists in this volume explore envy’s characteristics in different cultures, spanning from small hunter-gatherer communities to large industrialized countries, to contexts as diverse as academia, marketing, artificial intelligence, and Buddhism. They explore envy’s role in both the personal and the political sphere, showing the many ways in which envy can either contribute or detract to our flourishing as individuals and as citizens of modern democracies.

Author : Carl Fox,Joe Saunders
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 586 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2023-11-13
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781000989793

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The Routledge Handbook of Philosophy and Media Ethics by Carl Fox,Joe Saunders Pdf

The media informs, entertains, and connects us. It is woven into the fabric of politics. Its increasing immediacy has become an inescapable feature of almost everybody’s life. We are, at the same time, subject to the media and participants in it. The ethical questions it raises have never been more urgent. Trust is in short supply, but we need to share information while dealing with problems like misinformation, disinformation, and echo chambers. And what responsibilities fall on the state, and on other actors such as artists, advertisers, and social media users, as we reckon with endemic problems like racism, sexism, and classism? The Routledge Handbook of Philosophy and Media Ethics is an outstanding survey and assessment of this vitally important field. Comprising thirty chapters written by an international team of contributors, the Handbook is divided into five parts: Freedom of Speech, Privacy, and Censorship The News Media Broadening the Scope: Giving Other Aspects of the Media their Due Justice, Power, and Representation Vice and Virtue Online The Routledge Handbook of Philosophy and Media Ethics is essential reading for students and researchers in philosophy, media and communication studies, politics, and law, as well as practising media professionals and journalists.

Author : Alfred Archer,Jake Wojtowicz
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 213 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2023-07-04
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781000903195

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Why It's OK to Be a Sports Fan by Alfred Archer,Jake Wojtowicz Pdf

This book offers readers a pitch-side view of the ethics of fandom. Its accessible six chapters are aimed both at true sports fans whose conscience may be occasionally piqued by their pastime, and at those who are more certain of the moral hazards involved in following a team or sport. Why It’s OK to Be a Sports Fan wrestles with a range of arguments against fandom and counters with its own arguments on why being a fan is very often a good thing. It looks at the ethical issues fans face, from the violent or racist behavior of those in the stands, to players’ infamous misdeeds, to owners debasing their own clubs. In response to these moral risks, the book argues that by being critical fans, followers of a team or individual can reap the benefits of fandom while avoiding many of the ethical pitfalls. The authors show the value in deeply loving a team but also how a condition of this value is recognizing that the love of a fan comes with real limits and responsibilities. Key Features Provides an accessible introduction to a key area of the philosophy of sport Closely looks at some of the salient ethical concerns around sports fandom Proposes that the value of community in partisan fandom should not be underestimated as a key feature of the good life Examines how the same emotions and environments that can lead to violence are identical to those that lead to virtuous loyalty Argues for a fan’s responsibility in calling out violence or racist behavior from their fellow fans

Author : Christopher Nathan
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 99 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2022-03-08
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781000590050

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The Ethics of Undercover Policing by Christopher Nathan Pdf

Despite the media controversies surrounding high-profile cases of undercover policing, it is not always clear what ethical issues are at stake. Can undercover policing be justified? What are the ethical issues surrounding concealment and infiltration? What larger questions does undercover policing raise about the nature of policing and the legitimacy of coercive state action? In this timely and clear account, Christopher Nathan explores these questions and more. He rejects the view that the consequences of undercover policing always justify the means, instead advancing an argument that through their actions people can make themselves morally liable to some forms of undercover policing. Drawing on several recent, high-profile case studies, Christopher Nathan argues for a new understanding of proportionality in undercover policing that takes account of innocent parties, vulnerable targets, and manipulation into wrongful action. He also defends a central role for the judiciary in the oversight of undercover policing.

Author : Mary Domski
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 153 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2021-07-21
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781000449433

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Newton's Third Rule and the Experimental Argument for Universal Gravity by Mary Domski Pdf

This book provides a reading of Newton’s argument for universal gravity that is focused on the evidence-based, "experimental" reasoning that Newton associates with his program of experimental philosophy. It highlights the richness and complexity of the Principia and also draws important lessons about how to situate Newton in his natural philosophical context. The book has two primary objectives. First, it defends a novel interpretation of the third of Newton’s four Rules for the Study of Natural Philosophy – what the author terms the Two-Set Reading of Rule 3. Second, it argues that this novel interpretation of Rule 3 sheds additional light on the differences between Newton’s experimental philosophy and Descartes’s "hypothetical philosophy," and that it also illuminates how the practice of experimental philosophy allowed Newton to make a universal force of gravity the centerpiece of his explanation of the system of the world. Newton’s Third Rule and the Experimental Argument for Universal Gravity will be of interest to researchers and advanced students working on Newton’s natural philosophy, early modern philosophy, and the history of science.

Author : John Michael
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 90 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2021-11-14
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781351618649

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The Philosophy and Psychology of Commitment by John Michael Pdf

The phenomenon of commitment is a cornerstone of human social life. Commitments make individuals’ behavior predictable, thereby facilitating the planning and coordination of joint actions involving multiple agents. Moreover, commitments make people willing to rely upon each other, and thereby contribute to sustaining characteristically human social institutions such as jobs, money, government and marriage. However, it is not well understood how people identify and assess the level of their own and others’ commitments. The Philosophy and Psychology of Commitment explores and explains the philosophical and cognitive intricacies of commitment. John Michael considers how commitments motivate us and their often implicit and tacit nature. To flesh out the philosophical framework of his argument he draws on experimental work with young children, adults and human-robot interaction within the context of joint action, considering the role of the emotions and whether very young children are sensitive to commitment. Providing an important account of the nature and operation of commitment, this book is essential reading for those working in philosophy of psychology, cognitive science, experimental philosophy, and social and developmental psychology. It will also be of interest to those working in emerging fields such as human-robot interaction and behavioural economics.

Author : Michael Ripmeester
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 247 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2024-06-28
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9783658436919

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Global Iconoclasm: Contesting “Official” Mnemonic Landscapes by Michael Ripmeester Pdf

Author : Erich Hatala Matthes
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 185 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2021-11-08
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780197537572

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Drawing the Line by Erich Hatala Matthes Pdf

Can we still watch Woody Allen's movies? Can we still laugh at Bill Cosby's jokes? Woody Allen, Kevin Spacey, Dave Chappelle, Louis C. K., J.K. Rowling, Michael Jackson, Roseanne Barr. Recent years have proven rife with revelations about the misdeeds, objectional views, and, in some instances, crimes of popular artists. Spurred in part by the #metoo movement, and given more access than ever thanks to social media and the internet in general, the public has turned an alert and critical eye upon the once-hidden lives of previously cherished entertainers. But what should we members of the public do, think, and feel in response to these artists' actions or statements? It's a predicament that many of us face: whether it's possible to disentangle the deeply unsettled feelings we have toward an artist from how we respond to the art they produced. As consumers of art, and especially as fans, we have a host of tricky moral question to navigate: do the moral lives of artists affect the aesthetic quality of their work? Is it morally permissible for us to engage with or enjoy that work? Should immoral artists and their work be canceled? Most of all, can we separate an artist from their art? In Drawing the Line, Erich Hatala Matthes employs the tools of philosophy to offer insight and clarity to the ethical questions that dog us. He argues that it doesn't matter whether we can separate the art from the artist, because we shouldn't. While some dismiss the lives of artists as if they are irrelevant to the artist's work, and others instrumentalize artwork, treating it as nothing more than a political tool, Matthes argues both that the lives of artists can play an important role in shaping our moral and aesthetic relationship to the artworks that we love and that these same artworks offer us powerful resources for grappling with the immorality of their creators. Rather than shunning art made by those who have been canceled, shamed, called out, or even arrested, we should engage with it all the more thoughtfully and learn from the complexity it forces us to confront. Recognizing the moral and aesthetic relationships between art and artist is crucial to determining when and where we should draw the line when good artists do bad things.

Author : Lani Watson
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 127 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2021-05-26
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780429798436

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The Right to Know by Lani Watson Pdf

This book provides the first comprehensive philosophical examination of the right to know and other epistemic rights: rights to goods such as information, knowledge, and truth.

Author : Berys Gaut
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2007-05-24
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780199263219

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Art, Emotion and Ethics by Berys Gaut Pdf

Can a good work of art be evil? 'Art, Ethics, and Emotion' explores this issue, arguing that artworks are always aesthetically flawed insofar as they have a moral defect that is aesthetically relevant. This book will be of interest to anyone who wants to understand the relation of art to morality.

Author : William Edward Hartpole Lecky
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 566 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 1870
Category : Ethics
ISBN : UOM:39015070459105

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History of European Morals from Augustus to Charlemagne by William Edward Hartpole Lecky Pdf

Author : Thomas Hobbes
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 418 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2012-10-03
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780486122144

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Leviathan by Thomas Hobbes Pdf

Written during a moment in English history when the political and social structures were in flux and open to interpretation, Leviathan played an essential role in the development of the modern world.

Author : Sir Lewis Amherst Selby-Bigge
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 508 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 1897
Category : Ethics
ISBN : UCSC:32106011864920

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British Moralists by Sir Lewis Amherst Selby-Bigge Pdf