The Foundation And Application Of Moral Philosophy

Author : Hendrik Opdebeeck
Publisher : Peeters Publishers
Page : 96 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Ethics
ISBN : 9042908521

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The Foundation and Application of Moral Philosophy by Hendrik Opdebeeck Pdf

Paul Ricoeur (1913), prominent French philosopher, is one of the most versatile thinkers of our time. Moreover, he is known to be an extremely gifted lecturer, who is able to set forth ethical issues very lucidly. His erudition and profundity are also evident in the two texts that are central to this book, i.e. 'The Problem of the Foundation of Moral Philosophy' and 'Can Forgiveness Heal?' These lectures constitute a remarkable effort on the part of Ricoeur to find an original and more radical foundation of ethics than can be expressed in any law. He demonstrates quite convincingly why the law is not the primary category of ethics. He further deals with the question of what might be the evangelical orientation of ethics. Finally, he sheds light on the specific role of forgiveness. The two lectures by Ricoeur, which have been translated here from French into English, and to which an introduction and three multi-disciplinary commentaries have been added, not only elucidate a fundamental question in the field of ethics, but, in a more general sense, they are also fine examples of philosophical reasoning.

Author : J. David Velleman
Publisher : Open Book Publishers
Page : 156 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2015-11-23
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781783740321

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Foundations for Moral Relativism by J. David Velleman Pdf

In this new edition of Foundations for Moral Relativism a distinguished moral philosopher tames a bugbear of current debate about cultural difference. J. David Velleman shows that different communities can indeed be subject to incompatible moralities, because their local mores are rationally binding. At the same time, he explains why the mores of different communities, even when incompatible, are still variations on the same moral themes. The book thus maps out a universe of many moral worlds without, as Velleman puts it, "moral black holes”. The six self-standing chapters discuss such diverse topics as online avatars and virtual worlds, lying in Russian and truth-telling in Quechua, the pleasure of solitude and the fear of absurdity. Accessibly written, this book presupposes no prior training in philosophy.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 1961
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:1415171496

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The Foundations of Moral Philosophy by Anonim Pdf

Author : Immanuel Kant
Publisher : Agora Publications, Inc.
Page : 74 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 1887250034

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Kant's Foundations of Ethics by Immanuel Kant Pdf

The two works included in this volume articulate the most fundamental principles of Kant's ethical world view. "What Is Enlightenment?" (1784) & "Fundamental Principles of the Metaphysics of Morals" (1785) were written in the period between the American Revolution & the French Revolution. Taken together they challenge all free people to think about the requirements for self-determination both in our individual lives & in our public & private institutions.

Author : Peter Byrne
Publisher : Springer
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2016-07-27
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781349274765

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The Philosophical and Theological Foundations of Ethics by Peter Byrne Pdf

This study is an introduction to the problems of moral philosophy designed particularly for students of theology and religious studies. It offers an account of the nature and subject matter of moral reasoning and of the major types of moral theory current in contemporary moral philosophy. The account aims to bring out the major issues in moral theory, to present a clear, non-technical articulation of the structure of moral knowledge and to explore the relation between religious belief and morality.

Author : Andrew Forcehimes
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 0 pages
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Release : 2017
Category : Metaethics
ISBN : 0190623071

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Foundations of Moral Philosophy by Andrew Forcehimes Pdf

Foundations of Moral Philosophy: Readings in Metaethics is a comprehensive, state-of-the art collection of fifty-six contemporary readings and historical sources on major issues in metaethics. It focuses on the meaning of moral terms, the nature of moral truth, and the reasons that are used tosupport moral judgments. While other anthologies include mostly articles by men, this volume features unparalleled representation of women philosophers, with one-third of the contemporary articles authored or coauthored by women. Wherever appropriate, the articles have been carefully edited toensure that they will be exceptionally clear and understandable to undergraduate students. The volume is enhanced by an insightful general introduction, introductions and study questions for each selection, and a detailed glossary.

Author : T. L. S. Sprigge
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 353 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2020-07-20
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781000072884

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The Rational Foundations of Ethics by T. L. S. Sprigge Pdf

Originally published in 1988, this landmark study develops its own positive account of the nature and foundations of moral judgement, while at the same time serving as a guide to the range of views on the matter which have been given in modern western philosophy. The book addresses itself to two main questions: Can moral judgements be true or false in that fundamental sense in which a true proposition is one which describes things as they really are? Are rational methods available in ethics which can be expected to produce convergence on shared moral views on the part of those who use them intelligently?

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Bloomington : Indiana University Press
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 1970
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : UOM:49015000806415

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Kant on the Foundation of Morality by Anonim Pdf

Author : George F. McLean,Frederick Edward Ellrod
Publisher : CRVP
Page : 362 pages
File Size : 47,9 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 : Joseph Haven
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 378 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 1859
Category : Ethics
ISBN : UIUC:30112062911638

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Moral Philosophy: Including Theoretical and Practical Ethics by Joseph Haven Pdf

"The present volume is the result of the author's studies while Professor of Mental and Moral Philosophy in Amherst College, and was originally prepared as a course of lectures to the senior class in that Institution. It was intended as a sequel to the author's treatise on Mental Philosophy. It has been the aim of the author to give, as far as possible, a science of morals, and not merely a treatise on moral subjects. With a view to this, the principles which lie at the foundation of the science are first discussed, as concisely as may be, in the opening division of the work; and in the subsequent division these principles are considered in their application to the practical duties and relations of life. Of the several classes of duties, that class which pertains to the state--or Political Ethics--has received in these pages a fuller discussion than is usually given in works of this kind; yet not fuller, perhaps, than its relative importance demands"--Preface. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2012 APA, all rights reserved).

Author : Elijah Millgram
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 370 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2005-07-14
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0521839432

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Ethics Done Right by Elijah Millgram Pdf

Examines how practical reasoning can be put into the service of ethical and moral theory.

Author : Henry Hazlitt
Publisher : University Press of Amer
Page : 398 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : Ethics.
ISBN : 0819170925

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The Foundations of Morality by Henry Hazlitt Pdf

Author : Neil O'Hara
Publisher : Springer
Page : 203 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2018-03-15
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9783319754444

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Moral Certainty and the Foundations of Morality by Neil O'Hara Pdf

What lies at the foundation of our moral beliefs? If we dig down far enough do we find that our moral values have no ground at all to stand on, and so are apt to collapse upon serious philosophical investigation? This book seeks to answer these and related questions by positing an indubitable foundation for our moral beliefs – they arise from the phenomenon of ‘primary recognition’, and are fundamentally shaped by ‘basic moral certainties’. Drawing on philosophers such as Ludwig Wittgenstein and Knud Ejler Løgstrup, this book draws together insights from both Analytic and Continental philosophy to provide a convincing new picture of our moral foundations. And it does so in a way that eschews moral conservativism and opens the way for a rich understanding of the variety and particularity of our human moral systems, while also keeping a significant place for those moral beliefs that occur universally, across cultures.

Author : Immanuel Kant
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 105 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2013-06-28
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781627932158

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On the Metaphysics of Morals and Ethics by Immanuel Kant Pdf

Collected here in this omnibus edition are Immanuel Kant's three most important works on the Metaphysics of Morals and Ethics. Included are Kant: Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals, Introduction to the Metaphysic of Morals, and The Metaphysical Elements of Ethics. Kant's Fundamental Principles of the Metaphysics of Morals is one of the most important works in modern moral philosophy. It belongs beside Plato, Aristotle, Machiavelli, and Hobbes. Here Kant sets out to articulate and defend the Categorical Imperative - the fundamental principle that underlies moral reasoning - and to lay the foundation for a comprehensive account of justice and human virtues. In Introduction to the Metaphysic of Morals Kant states: "All duties are either duties of right, that is, juridical duties, or duties of virtue, that is, ethical duties. Juridical duties are such as may be promulgated by external legislation; ethical duties are those for which such legislation is not possible." In The Metaphysical Elements of Ethics states: "If there exists on any subject a philosophy (that is, a system of rational knowledge based on concepts), then there must also be for this philosophy a system of pure rational concepts, independent of any condition of intuition, in other words, a metaphysic. It may be asked whether metaphysical elements are required also for every practical philosophy, which is the doctrine of duties, and therefore also for Ethics."

Author : L. W. Sumner
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 250 pages
File Size : 51,7 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.