Dimensions of Moral Theory examines the key presuppositions and philosophical commitments that support and shape moral theories.
Das E-Book Dimensions of Moral Theory wird angeboten von John Wiley & Sons und wurde mit folgenden Begriffen kategorisiert:
Angewandte Ethik, Applied Ethics, Ethics, Ethik, Philosophie, Philosophy
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Preface.
Acknowledgments.
1. Objectivity and Subjectivity.
Interpretations of Objectivity.
Monism and Pluralism.
This Way to Subjectivism.
Subjectivity and Sentiment.
Subjectivism and Skepticism.
Relativism.
Where Now?.
Questions for Discussion and Reflection.
Thinkers and Their Works and Further Reading.
Notes.
2. Moral Theory and Moral Psychology.
Moral Motivation.
Virtue and Motivation.
Self-interest and Morality.
What about Luck?.
Are Moral Considerations Overriding?.
Where Now?.
Questions for Discussion and Reflection.
Thinkers and Their Works and Further Reading.
Notes.
3. Forms of Moral Theory.
Consequentialism.
Kantian Non-consequentialism.
Intuitionist Non-consequentialism.
The Virtue-centered Approach.
Contractarianism.
Theories, Duties, and Metaethics.
Where Now?.
Questions for Discussion and Reflection.
Thinkers and Their Works and Further Reading.
Notes.
4. Naturalism and Non-naturalism.
Naturalism.
The Modern Debate about Naturalism.
Reconstructed Naturalism.
Non-cognitivist Alternatives.
Hume and Naturalism.
Reconnecting Facts and Values.
Aristotle and Naturalism.
Moral Facts and Explanation.
What About God?.
Where Now?.
Questions for Discussion and Reflection.
Thinkers and Their Works and Further Reading.
Notes.
Conclusion.
Glossary.
Bibliography.
Index.
Giới thiệu về tác giả
Jonathan Jacobs is Professor of Philosophy and Chair of the Department of Philosophy and Religion at Colgate University. He is author of Practical Realism and Moral Psychology (1995), A Philosopher’s Compass (2001), and Choosing Character: Responsibility for Virtue and Vice (2001).
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