An Introduction to Moral Philosophy and Moral EducationRoutledge, 07/08/2007 - 216 páginas This book presents and argues for a moral theory which draws on most of the major theoretical positions to some degree, but it also spells out the limits and boundaries of a moral theory. In doing so, it exposes a number of common confusions and misunderstandings about morality, and presents a strong argument for some indisputable truths in relation to the moral sphere. Divided into four parts, the book covers the key issues within moral philosophy:
While this book concentrates on argument and ideas, a commentary to each chapter provides historical context and contemporary reference points. It will prove an invaluable resource for students of both Education and Philosophy. |
No interior do livro
Resultados 1-5 de 32
... common confusions and misunderstandings about morality, and presents a strong argument for some indisputable truths in relation to the moral sphere. Divided into four parts, the book covers the key issues within moral philosophy: • Part ...
... A personal view Plato's Apology Common Sense and the Curriculum Plato and Education Greek and Roman Education Moral Philosophy for Education Plato, Utilitarianism and Education Sparta An Introduction to Philosophy of.
... common practice of introducing moral philosophy by way of a number of rival theories and distinctive labels can be positively misleading in that the unwary will conclude that one has to choose between various packages such as ...
... common assumptions about morality that are seriously misleading, if not mistaken. These will be discussed in more detail below, but I list some of them here for convenience. (Some of these are of course related to one or more of the ...
... Common to all these assumptions is the implicit presumption that, to be successful, our thinking about morality must end up by providing clear and certain direction for action. This is such a common presumption, and yet so false, that ...
Índice
Religion nature and intuition as possible sources of moral | |
Some distinctions and some mistakes 43 | |
Rights and procedures 58 | |
Principles that define morality 73 | |
Reasons for being moral 82 | |
Relativism 90 | |
8 | |
9 | |
10 | |
11 | |
12 | |
13 | |
Bibliography 194 | |
Index 203 | |
Outras edições - Ver tudo
An Introduction to Moral Philosophy and Moral Education Robin Barrow Pré-visualização indisponível - 2007 |