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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... fact of the matter is that one can perfectly well be a feminist and committed to virtue ethics, and neither approach will provide a complete and adequate account of morality in itself. There are insights to be found in the work of those ...
... fact requires drawing on all sorts of position generally presumed to be antithetical to one another. Another reason why focusing on individual thinkers, historical evolution, or the standard classification of moral theories may be ...
... fact that a lot of the time there is no definitive or correct answer to the question, 'What is it morally right to do in this situation?' One particular claim, then, is that paradoxically a convincing moral theory should not explain ...
... facts: this is often the way life is – messy. And while moral theory may not always be able to tell you exactly what to ... fact, very little is simply given in nature and unaffected by our way of looking at the world, as we may say the ...
... fact got moral sentiments and asks why he should be moral in a purely intellectual sense, he can be answered by the sort of reasoning put forward in this book. If, however, the question is asked by one who in fact lacks any moral ...
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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