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Author: J. B. Schneewind
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2010
Total Pages: 466
ISBN-13: 0199563012
DOWNLOAD EBOOKJ.B. Schneewind presents a selection of his published essays on ethics, the history of ethics and moral psychology, together with a new piece offering an intellectual autobiography. The essays range across the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries, with a particular focus on Kant and his relation to earlier thinkers.
Author: Michael Slote
Publisher: OUP USA
Published: 2010-01-28
Total Pages: 176
ISBN-13: 0195391551
DOWNLOAD EBOOKMichael Slote collects his essays that deal with aspects of both ancient & modern ethical thought & seek to point out conceptual/normative comparisons & contrasts among different views. The relationship between ancient ethical theory & modern moral philosophy is a major theme of several of the papers.
Author: John Rawls
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Published: 2009-06-30
Total Pages: 497
ISBN-13: 0674042565
DOWNLOAD EBOOKConstantly revised and refined over three decades, Rawls's lectures on various historical figures reflect his developing and changing views on the history of liberalism and democracy. With its careful analyses of the doctrine of the social contract, utilitarianism, and socialism, this volume has a critical place in the traditions it expounds.
Author: Andrews Reath
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 1997-05-13
Total Pages: 438
ISBN-13: 0521472407
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe essays in this volume offer an approach to the history of moral and political philosophy that takes its inspiration from John Rawls. The distinctive feature of this approach is to address substantive normative questions in moral and political philosophy through an analysis of the texts and theories of major figures in the history of the subject: Aristotle, Hobbes, Hume, Rousseau, Kant, and Marx. By reconstructing the core of these theories in a way that is informed by contemporary theoretical concerns, the contributors show how the history of the subject is a resource for understanding present and perennial problems in moral and political philosophy.
Author: Stephen Darwall
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Published: 2013-09
Total Pages: 299
ISBN-13: 0199662614
DOWNLOAD EBOOKStephen Darwall expands upon his argument for a second-personal framework for morality, in which morality entails mutual accountability and the authority to address demands. He explores the role of the framework in relation to cultural ideas of respect and honor; the development of "modern" moral philosophy; and interpersonal relations.
Author: Xiusheng Liu
Publisher: Hackett Publishing
Published: 2002-01-01
Total Pages: 268
ISBN-13: 9780872206236
DOWNLOAD EBOOKMengzi (Mencius) is known for his sophisticated views on human nature and moral psychology. These essays explore a range of philosophical ideas at the core of his moral philosophy and relate them to both traditional Chinese and current Western philosophical concerns. The introduction provides historical background and philosophical context, and discusses each of the selections alongside Mengzi's work as a whole.
Author: James Stacey Taylor
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2005-01-10
Total Pages: 370
ISBN-13: 9781139442718
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAutonomy has recently become one of the central concepts in contemporary moral philosophy and has generated much debate over its nature and value. This 2005 volume brings together essays that address the theoretical foundations of the concept of autonomy, as well as essays that investigate the relationship between autonomy and moral responsibility, freedom, political philosophy, and medical ethics. Written by some of the most prominent philosophers working in these areas, this book represents research on the nature and value of autonomy that will be essential reading for a broad swathe of philosophers as well as many psychologists.
Author: Michael J. Sandel
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Published: 2005
Total Pages: 314
ISBN-13: 9780674019287
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn this book, Michael Sandel takes up some of the hotly contested moral and political issues of our time, including affirmative action, assisted suicide, abortion, gay rights, stem cell research, the meaning of toleration and civility, the gap between rich and poor, the role of markets, and the place of religion in public life. He argues that the most prominent ideals in our political life--individual rights and freedom of choice--do not by themselves provide an adequate ethic for a democratic society. Sandel calls for a politics that gives greater emphasis to citizenship, community, and civic virtue, and that grapples more directly with questions of the good life. Liberals often worry that inviting moral and religious argument into the public sphere runs the risk of intolerance and coercion. These essays respond to that concern by showing that substantive moral discourse is not at odds with progressive public purposes, and that a pluralist society need not shrink from engaging the moral and religious convictions that its citizens bring to public life.
Author: Adam Ferguson
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Published: 1767
Total Pages: 430
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Richard Dean
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2021-04-23
Total Pages: 325
ISBN-13: 0192558366
DOWNLOAD EBOOKRespect plays a prominent role in contemporary moral philosophy, as well as our every-day moral thought. Ordinary discussion about morality is often framed in terms of demands for respect or complaints about being disrespected, yet basic questions about the concept and role of respect are frequently overlooked. Here, leading philosophers present their latest ideas and fresh perspectives to point research on the topic in new directions. Following an introduction to the historical rise of respect as a central concept in moral discourse, Part I addresses the fundamental questions of what respect is; its nature and basis. Part II then examines questions in moral theory, for example what exactly ought to be respected, what role respect plays in morality, and which different types of respect are appropriate and morally significant. Part III concludes with the practical application of requirements of respect, with implications for significant moral issues of our time including environmental ethics, social justice, disability, bioethics, and more.
