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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... kind that is generally but not always good, the kind that is not good but may be justified, and the kind that cannot in the nature of things be categorically classified as good or bad. Quite understandably, introductions are reluctant ...
... kind of laboratory experiment that the scientist can, and for that and other reasons his conclusions are often less secure or more debatable than those of the scientist. But that does not necessarily make them less true. Judgements in ...
... kind. Nor can all virtues and vices be categorized in terms of the mean: no degree of intolerance is strictly speaking morally acceptable; closed-mindedness, partiality, meanness are always in themselves bad. This of course is because ...
... kind of person I should be and focus on what virtues go to make a good character. But while this is obviously a good question to pursue, there seems no reason to take it as the only question for a moral philosopher, and indeed it is ...
... philosophical question' (p. 176). The kind of philosophy I am concerned with (what some would call analytic philosophy) is primarily concerned with understanding concepts or analysing ideas, and its most obvious characteristic is.
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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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