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. |
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... courses hope to increase their understanding of what those who appreciate, judge, and criticize art are doing rather than to become artists themselves, so students of moral philosophy want to get inside the business of moral thinking ...
... courses tend to cover a wide area of ground and are reluctant to pursue a particular line or advance a specific theory at the expense of others. The emphasis, even when the organization of the material is neither historical nor based on ...
... as such is not directly concerned with the fourth problem, although there are philosophical questions that need to be asked about such things as weakness of will, intentions, and, of course, moral education. But certainly the question.
... course related to one or more of the four basic concerns just noted.) 1 The view that to describe or give an account of morality is to describe a specific code of conduct. The view that morality can be defined in terms of particular ...
... course governed by moral theory, but what one should actually do depends on other things besides our commitment to fidelity, sincerity, and so forth, and there may be no clear answer to the specific question, 'What ought this person to ...
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 | |
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Bibliography 194 | |
Index 203 | |
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