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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... mean that it is an arbitrary construct or that it could have taken some completely different form. Love, to draw a possible though undoubtedly rough parallel, is a natural phenomenon in the sense that people just are biologically ...
... Mean, and there is something to be said for orientating oneself by reflecting on the fact that bravery is a virtue situated midway between timidity and recklessness, good temper a virtue between placidity and irascibility, and ...
... mean, of course, that the concerns I refer to are very possibly those of many thinking people who happen not to have any specialist background in philosophy. I refer to 'philosophical' questions, although it may be observed that I haven ...
... mean by' or 'what are the defining characteristics of' love, beauty, moral goodness, friendship, etc. The seven 'quite common assumptions' that are 'misleading if not mistaken' are not, by the way, generally speaking philosophers ...
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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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