The Concept Of Moral Progress

Author : Allen Buchanan,Russell Powell
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2018-06-08
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780190868437

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The Evolution of Moral Progress by Allen Buchanan,Russell Powell Pdf

In The Evolution of Moral Progress, Allen Buchanan and Russell Powell resurrect the project of explaining moral progress. They avoid the errors of earlier attempts by drawing on a wide range of disciplines including moral and political philosophy, evolutionary biology, evolutionary psychology, anthropology, history, and sociology. Their focus is on one especially important type of moral progress: gains in inclusivity. They develop a framework to explain progress in inclusivity to also illuminate moral regression--the return to exclusivist and "tribalistic" moral beliefs and attitudes. Buchanan and Powell argue those tribalistic moral responses are not hard-wired by evolution in human nature. Rather, human beings have an evolved "adaptively plastic" capacity for both inclusion and exclusion, depending on environmental conditions. Moral progress in the dimension of inclusivity is possible, but only to the extent that human beings can create environments conducive to extending moral standing to all human beings and even to some animals. Buchanan and Powell take biological evolution seriously, but with a critical eye, while simultaneously recognizing the crucial role of culture in creating environments in which moral progress can occur. The book avoids both biological and cultural determinism. Unlike earlier theories of moral progress, their theory provides a naturalistic account that is grounded in the best empirical work, and unlike earlier theories it does not present moral progress as inevitable or as occurring in definite stages; but rather it recognizes the highly contingent and fragile character of moral improvement.

Author : Frauke Albersmeier
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2022-12-19
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9783110798913

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The Concept of Moral Progress by Frauke Albersmeier Pdf

What is moral progress? Are we striving for moral progress when we seek to ‘make the world a better place’? What connects the different ways in which moral agents, their actions, and the world can become morally better? This book proposes an explication of the abstract concept of moral progress and explores its relation to our moral lives. Integrating the perspectives of rival normative theories, it draws a clear distinction between ethical and moral progress and makes the case that moral progress can neither happen merely in theory, nor come about by a fluke. Still, the ideal of moral progress as a deliberate improvement in practices with a positive impact on the world is but one of several types of moral progress, relating in different ways to the theoretical and practical capacities of moral agents. No elevated level of sophistication in these capacities is required for moral progress to be possible, and the abstract idea of moral progress need not be on moral agents’ minds in the pursuit of the morally better. However, a desire for impactful moral progress, far from being a moral fetish, marks a particularly valuable moral outlook.

Author : Dale Jamieson
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 410 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Nature
ISBN : 0199251452

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Morality's Progress by Dale Jamieson Pdf

The summation of nearly three decades of work by a leading figure in environmental ethics and bioethics. The 22 papers are invigoratingly diverse, but together tell a unified story about various aspects of the morality of our relationships to animals and to nature.

Author : Philip Kitcher
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 173 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2021-05-26
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780197549179

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Moral Progress by Philip Kitcher Pdf

This inaugural volume in the Munich Lectures in Ethics series presents lectures by noted philosopher Philip Kitcher. In these lectures, Kitcher develops further the pragmatist approach to moral philosophy, begun in his book The Ethical Project. He uses three historical examples of moral progress--the abolition of chattel slavery, the expansion of opportunities for women, and the increasing acceptance of same-sex love--to propose methods for moral inquiry. In his recommended methodology, Kitcher sees moral progress, for individuals and for societies, through collective discussions that become more inclusive, better informed, and involve participants more inclined to engage with the perspectives of others and aim at actions tolerable by all. The volume is introduced by Jan-Christoph Heilinger and contains commentaries from distinguished scholars Amia Srinivasan, Susan Neiman, and Rahel Jaeggi, and Kitcher's response to their commentaries.

Author : Sharon Anderson-Gold
Publisher : SUNY Press
Page : 156 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2001-01-01
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0791448207

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Unnecessary Evil by Sharon Anderson-Gold Pdf

Demonstrates the systematic connection between Kant's ethics and his philosophy of history.

Author : Allen E. Buchanan,Russell Powell
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 441 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780190868413

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The Evolution of Moral Progress by Allen E. Buchanan,Russell Powell Pdf

Steven Pinker has said that one of the most important questions humans can ask of themselves is whether moral progress has occurred or is likely to occur. Buchanan and Powell here address that question, in order to provide the first naturalistic, empirically-informed and analytically sophisticated theory of moral progress-explaining the capacities in the human brain that allow for it, the role of the environment, and how contingent and fragile moral progress can be.--

Author : Alfred Russel Wallace
Publisher : Good Press
Page : 108 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2023-10-12
Category : Fiction
ISBN : EAN:8596547613985

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Social Environment and Moral Progress by Alfred Russel Wallace Pdf

"Social Environment and Moral Progress" by Alfred Russel Wallace is a thought-provoking exploration of the relationship between social environments and moral development. Wallace, a prominent naturalist and social critic, delves into the complex interplay between societal conditions and the ethical values of individuals and communities. Through insightful analysis and examples, he examines how factors such as education, economics, and cultural norms shape human morality. This book serves as a valuable contribution to the study of ethics and sociology, offering readers a deeper understanding of the forces that influence moral progress in society. Wallace's work continues to be relevant in contemporary discussions of social ethics and human behavior.

Author : Catherine Wilson
Publisher : Open Book Publishers
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2016-01-18
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781783742011

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Metaethics from a First Person Standpoint by Catherine Wilson Pdf

Metaethics from a First Person Standpoint addresses in a novel format the major topics and themes of contemporary metaethics, the study of the analysis of moral thought and judgement. Metathetics is less concerned with what practices are right or wrong than with what we mean by ‘right’ and ‘wrong.’ Looking at a wide spectrum of topics including moral language, realism and anti-realism, reasons and motives, relativism, and moral progress, this book engages students and general readers in order to enhance their understanding of morality and moral discourse as cultural practices. Catherine Wilson innovatively employs a first-person narrator to report step-by-step an individual’s reflections, beginning from a position of radical scepticism, on the possibility of objective moral knowledge. The reader is invited to follow along with this reasoning, and to challenge or agree with each major point. Incrementally, the narrator is led to certain definite conclusions about ‘oughts’ and norms in connection with self-interest, prudence, social norms, and finally morality. Scepticism is overcome, and the narrator arrives at a good understanding of how moral knowledge and moral progress are possible, though frequently long in coming. Accessibly written, Metaethics from a First Person Standpoint presupposes no prior training in philosophy and is a must-read for philosophers, students and general readers interested in gaining a better understanding of morality as a personal philosophical quest.

Author : Allen Buchanan,Russell Powell
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2018-06-08
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780190868437

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The Evolution of Moral Progress by Allen Buchanan,Russell Powell Pdf

In The Evolution of Moral Progress, Allen Buchanan and Russell Powell resurrect the project of explaining moral progress. They avoid the errors of earlier attempts by drawing on a wide range of disciplines including moral and political philosophy, evolutionary biology, evolutionary psychology, anthropology, history, and sociology. Their focus is on one especially important type of moral progress: gains in inclusivity. They develop a framework to explain progress in inclusivity to also illuminate moral regression--the return to exclusivist and "tribalistic" moral beliefs and attitudes. Buchanan and Powell argue those tribalistic moral responses are not hard-wired by evolution in human nature. Rather, human beings have an evolved "adaptively plastic" capacity for both inclusion and exclusion, depending on environmental conditions. Moral progress in the dimension of inclusivity is possible, but only to the extent that human beings can create environments conducive to extending moral standing to all human beings and even to some animals. Buchanan and Powell take biological evolution seriously, but with a critical eye, while simultaneously recognizing the crucial role of culture in creating environments in which moral progress can occur. The book avoids both biological and cultural determinism. Unlike earlier theories of moral progress, their theory provides a naturalistic account that is grounded in the best empirical work, and unlike earlier theories it does not present moral progress as inevitable or as occurring in definite stages; but rather it recognizes the highly contingent and fragile character of moral improvement.

Author : Hanno Sauer
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 108 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2018-09-11
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781315467474

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Moral Thinking, Fast and Slow by Hanno Sauer Pdf

In recent research, dual-process theories of cognition have been the primary model for explaining moral judgment and reasoning. These theories understand moral thinking in terms of two separate domains: one deliberate and analytic, the other quick and instinctive. This book presents a new theory of the philosophy and cognitive science of moral judgment. Hanno Sauer develops and defends an account of "triple-process" moral psychology, arguing that moral thinking and reasoning are only insufficiently understood when described in terms of a quick but intuitive and a slow but rational type of cognition. This approach severely underestimates the importance and impact of dispositions to initiate and engage in critical thinking – the cognitive resource in charge of counteracting my-side bias, closed-mindedness, dogmatism, and breakdowns of self-control. Moral cognition is based, not on emotion and reason, but on an integrated network of intuitive, algorithmic and reflective thinking. Moral Thinking, Fast and Slow will be of great interest to philosophers and students of ethics, philosophy of psychology and cognitive science.

Author : Jesse Prinz
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 347 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2007-11-22
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780199283019

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The Emotional Construction of Morals by Jesse Prinz Pdf

Jesse Prinz presents a bravura argument for highly controversial claims about morality, which go to the heart of our understanding of ourselves. He argues that moral values are based on emotional responses, and that these are inculcated by culture, not hard-wired through natural selection. These two claims support a form of moral relativism.

Author : Peter Singer
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 190 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 1983
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:803141774

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The Expanding Circle by Peter Singer Pdf

Author : Kate A. Moran
Publisher : CUA Press
Page : 278 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2012-03
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780813219523

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Community and Progress in Kant's Moral Philosophy by Kate A. Moran Pdf

The text draws on a wide range of Immanuel Kant's writings, including his texts on moral and political philosophy and his lectures on ethics, pedagogy, and anthropology. Though the book is grounded in an analysis of Kant's writing, it also puts forward the novel claim that Kant's theory is centrally concerned with the relationships we have in our day-to-day lives.

Author : Cecilie Eriksen
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2020-12-14
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9783030610371

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Moral Change by Cecilie Eriksen Pdf

How does moral change happen? What leads to the overthrow or gradual transformation of moral beliefs, ideals, and values? Change is one of the most striking features of morality, yet it is poorly understood. In this book, Cecilie Eriksen provides an illuminating map of the dynamics, structure, and normativity of moral change. Through eight narratives inspired by the legal domain and in dialogue with modern moral philosophy, Eriksen discusses moral bias, conflict, progress, and revolutions. She develops a context-sensitive understanding of ethics and shows how we can harvest a knowledge of the past that will enable us to build a better future.

Author : Carl Wellman
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 287 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2018-02-07
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780429975554

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The Proliferation Of Rights by Carl Wellman Pdf

The Proliferation of Rights explores how the assertion of rights has expanded dramatically since World War II. Carl Wellman illuminates for the reader the historical developments in each of the major categories of rights, including human rights, civil rights, women's rights, patient rights, and animal rights. He concludes by assessing where this proliferation has been legitimate and helpful, cases where it has been illusory and unproductive, and alternatives to the appeal to rights.