Naturalism And Ethics

Author : Susana Nuccetelli,Gary Seay
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 271 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2011-12-08
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781139503891

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Ethical Naturalism by Susana Nuccetelli,Gary Seay Pdf

Ethical naturalism is narrowly construed as the doctrine that there are moral properties and facts, at least some of which are natural properties and facts. Perhaps owing to its having faced, early on, intuitively forceful objections by eliminativists and non-naturalists, ethical naturalism has only recently become a central player in the debates about the status of moral properties and facts which have occupied philosophers over the last century. It has now become a driving force in those debates, one with sufficient resources to challenge not only eliminativism, especially in its various non-cognitivist forms, but also the most sophisticated versions of non-naturalism. This volume brings together twelve new essays which make it clear that, in light of recent developments in analytic philosophy and the social sciences, there are novel grounds for reassessing the doctrines at stake in these debates.

Author : Stephen R. Brown
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 161 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2008-04-10
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781441146472

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Moral Virtue and Nature by Stephen R. Brown Pdf

What make someone a good human being? Is there an objective answer to this question, an answer that can be given in naturalistic terms? For ages philosophers have attempted to develop some sort of naturalistic ethics. Against ethical naturalism, however, notable philosophers have contended that such projects are impossible, due to the existence of some sort of 'gap' between facts and values. Others have suggested that teleology, upon which many forms of ethical naturalism depend, is an outdated metaphysical concept. This book argues that a good human being is one who has those traits the possession of which enables someone to achieve those ends natural to beings like us. Thus, the answer to the question of what makes a good human being is given in terms both objective and naturalistic. The author shows that neither 'is-ought' gaps, nor objections concerning teleology pose insurmountable problems for naturalistic virtue ethics. This work is a much needed contribution to the ongoing debate about ethical theory and ethical virtue.

Author : John Kemp
Publisher : Palgrave
Page : 72 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 1970
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : STANFORD:36105000023395

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Ethical Naturalism by John Kemp Pdf

“This monograph is concerned with the ethical theories of two of the most influential thinkers in the history of British philosophy, namely Hobbes and Hume. The author offers a clear and comprehensive exposition of their thought and subjects it to critical assessment from the point of view of contemporary analytical philosophy. The issues with which this book deals are of abiding interest and form the subject matter of lively debate amongst modern moral philosophers. When we say that some action is morally right, or that some state of affairs is morally good, what precisely do we mean? Can any adequate definition of moral rightness or goodness be given in non-moral terms? Could we, for example, substitute for morally right some such expression as ‘commanded by the sovereign power’; or could we, without loss or change of meaning, replace ‘This is morally good’ with some such description as ‘This causes a feeling of satisfaction in those who contemplate it’? Ethical naturalists think that the answer is in the affirmative, although they differ in the naturalistic definitions which they give to moral terms. Their opponents accuse them of being insensitive to the logically irreducible character of moral language.Readers will find that this book provides a valuable introduction to ethical naturalism, in both its classic and contemporary settings, and it will enable them to form their own judgement upon the crucial questions involved.”- Publisher

Author : John Deigh
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2018-07-02
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780190878610

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From Psychology to Morality by John Deigh Pdf

The essays in this collection belong to the tradition of naturalism in ethics. The tradition goes back to the beginnings of moral philosophy in ancient Greek thought. Its program is to explain moral thought and action as wholly natural phenomena. Its aim, in other words, is to explain such thought and action without recourse to either a reality separate from that of the natural world or volitional powers that operate independently of natural forces. Its greatest exponent in ancient thought was Aristotle. In modern thought Hume and Freud stand out as the most influential contributors to the tradition. All three thinkers made the study of human psychology fundamental to their work in ethics. All three built their theories on studies of human desires and emotions and assigned to reason the role of guiding the actions that spring from our desires and emotions toward ends that promise self-fulfillment and away from ends that are self-destructive. The collection's essays draw inspiration from their ideas. Its twelve principal essays are arranged to follow the lead of Aristotle's and Hume's ethics. The first three survey and examine general theories of emotion and motivation. The next two focus on emotions that are central to human sociability and that contemporary Anglo-American philosophers discuss under the rubric of reactive attitudes. Turning to distinctively cognitive powers necessary for moral thought and action, the sixth and seventh essays discuss the role of empathy in moral judgment and defend Bernard Williams's controversial account of practical reason. The final five essays use the studies in moral psychology of the previous chapters to treat questions in ethics and social philosophy. The treatment of these questions exemplifies the implementation of a naturalist program in these disciplines.

Author : Martin Hähnel
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 454 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2020-04-06
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9783030375768

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Aristotelian Naturalism by Martin Hähnel Pdf

This book features many of the leading voices championing the revival of Neo-Aristotelian Ethical Naturalism (AN) in contemporary philosophy. It addresses the whole range of issues facing this research program at present. Coverage in the collection identifies differentiations, details standpoints, and points out new perspectives. This volume answers a need: AN is quite new to contemporary philosophy, despite its deep roots in the history of philosophy. As yet, there are many unanswered questions regarding its relation to contemporary views in metaethics. It is certainly not equivalent to dominant naturalistic approaches to metaethics in Anglophone philosophy. Indeed, it is not obviously incompatible with some approaches identified as nonnaturalistic. Further, there are controversies regarding the views of the first wave of virtue revivalists. The work of G.E.M. Anscombe and Philippa Foot is frequently misunderstood, despite the fact that they are important figures in the contemporary revival. This volume details a robust approach to ethics by situating it within the context of human life. It will help readers to better understand how AN raises deep questions about the relation of action and its evaluation to human nature. Neo-Aristotelians argue that something like the traditional cardinal virtues, practical wisdom, temperance, justice and courage, are qualities that perfect human reason and desire.

Author : William Ritchie Sorley
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 1885
Category : Ethics
ISBN : HARVARD:AH5C6U

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On the Ethics of Naturalism by William Ritchie Sorley Pdf

Author : Peter Schaber
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter
Page : 181 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2013-05-02
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9783110327694

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Normativity and Naturalism by Peter Schaber Pdf

At the centre of the metaethical debate that took off from G.E. Moore's Principia Ethica (1903) was his critique of ethical naturalism. While Moore's own arguments against ethical naturalism find little acceptance these days, an alternative ground for thinking that ethical properties and facts could not be natural has gained prominence: No natural account can be given of normativity. This collection contains original essays from both sides of the debate. Representing a wide range of metaethical views, the authors develop diverse accounts of normativity and discuss what it means for a concept to be natural. Contributions are by Norbert Anwander, David Copp, Neil Roughley, Peter Schaber, Thomas Schmidt, Tatjana Tarkian, and Theo van Willigenburg.

Author : Michael S. Brady
Publisher : Palgrave Macmillan
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2010-11-23
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0230251625

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New Waves in Metaethics by Michael S. Brady Pdf

Metaethics occupies a central place in analytical philosophy, and the last forty years has seen an upsurge of interest in questions about the nature and practice of morality. This collection presents original and ground-breaking research on metaethical issues from some of the very best of a new generation of philosophers working in this field.

Author : William Ritchie Sorley,A R C 1915- Duncan
Publisher : Legare Street Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2023-07-18
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 102144989X

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On the Ethics of Naturalism by William Ritchie Sorley,A R C 1915- Duncan Pdf

Originally a lecture series given at Cambridge University in 1912, Sorley argues against naturalism as a moral philosophy. He asserts that naturalism can neither identify nor provide objective ethical standards for human behavior and that identifying good actions and choices in a moral sense requires individuals to go beyond naturalism. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Author : William Ritchie Sorley,A R C 1915- Duncan
Publisher : Legare Street Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2023-07-18
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1019896671

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On the Ethics of Naturalism by William Ritchie Sorley,A R C 1915- Duncan Pdf

Originally a lecture series given at Cambridge University in 1912, Sorley argues against naturalism as a moral philosophy. He asserts that naturalism can neither identify nor provide objective ethical standards for human behavior and that identifying good actions and choices in a moral sense requires individuals to go beyond naturalism. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Author : Sofia Bonicalzi,Leonardo Caffo,Mattia Sorgon
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Page : 215 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2014-04-11
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781443859370

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Naturalism and Constructivism in Metaethics by Sofia Bonicalzi,Leonardo Caffo,Mattia Sorgon Pdf

In this collection of essays, several authors, belonging to different generations and philosophical traditions, discuss ample ethical and metaethical issues together with their relations to questions of applied ethics. The volume provides a wide account of some of the main topics in these fields, thus dealing with nearly everything that human beings hold as valuable. Expert scholars and young researchers contribute to this virtual symposium, reframing the current philosophical debates about the definition and the history of the concept of Naturalism, the different declinations of Kantian Constructivism, the functioning of Rational Choice Theory, the complex role played by Neuroscience in redefining the contours of ethical theories and bioethics, the puzzles of Deontic Logic, and the bases of Animal Ethics. Divided into three sections, presented by comprehensive introductions by Sofia Bonicalzi, Leonardo Caffo and Mattia Sorgon, the present collection includes contributions by Martina Belmonte, Michele Borri, Luciana Ceri, Guglielmo Feis, Matteo Grasso, Andrea Lavazza, Sarah Songhorian, and Francesca Vitale. Each author develops a distinctive and independent position, while critically engaging with the central themes of contemporary reflection. This new, major study will benefit moral philosophers, philosophers of science, and scientists concerned with bioethics, while at the same time stimulating and challenging anyone who is curious about the nature and the origins of ethical and metaethical enquiries.

Author : Christopher Janaway,Simon Robertson
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 273 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2012-09-27
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780199583676

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Nietzsche, Naturalism, and Normativity by Christopher Janaway,Simon Robertson Pdf

This volume comprises ten original essays on Nietzsche, one of the western canon's most controversial ethical thinkers. An international team of experts clarify Nietzsche's own views, both critical and positive, ethical and meta-ethical, and connect his philosophical concerns to contemporary debates in and about ethics, normativity, and value.

Author : Tom Angier
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 359 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2019-11-07
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781108422635

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The Cambridge Companion to Natural Law Ethics by Tom Angier Pdf

How do ethical norms relate to human nature? This comprehensive and interdisciplinary volume surveys the latest thinking on natural law.

Author : William Ritchie Sorley
Publisher : Theclassics.Us
Page : 74 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2013-09
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1230319603

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On the Ethics of Naturalism by William Ritchie Sorley Pdf

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1885 edition. Excerpt: ...seen in a writer such as J. S. Mill, there is a constant goal always set to it in the possible maximum of pleasant feeling. It would not have been inconsistent for him, however, to look upon human nature as capable of developing new susceptibilities for pleasure. Progress is made by increasing the amount of pleasure actually got. And so far, the ideal itself is certainly fixed, while progress consists in its gradual realisation. But there is no special virtue in having an ideal which is itself progressive. A progressive ideal simply means an ideal which is incompletely comprehended, and the comprehension of which proceeds gradually with its realisation. At any time the definition of such an ideal can only be tentative: with the actual assimilation of character to it, the intellect comes to grasp its nature with increasing clearness. I do not myself think that we can expect to have more than such a tentative and progressive comprehension of the moral ideal of humanity. But we must not take objection to a theory because it gives at once a clear and definite view of the final end of conduct: though we must not refrain from inquiring how the end is known. 1 J. T. Punnet, "Ethical Alternatives"--Mind, x. 95. 2 Science of Ethics, p. 363. s Natural Law: An Essay in Ethics (1877), p. 101. But the bearing of the objection to utilitarianism Force of ti becomes apparent when we try to give some definite bln10' meaning to the end greatest happiness. If we are Jj content to receive it as simply a very general--or interpret rather abstract--expression for our ideal, nothing happiness, need be said, except to put the question, which has been already asked, How we came by such an ideal? The difficulty arises when we attempt to apply the by showing...

Author : William Ritchie Sorley
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 1904
Category : Electronic book
ISBN : OCLC:1061210381

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The Ethics of Naturalism by William Ritchie Sorley Pdf