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Book The Moral Habitat

    Book Details:
  • Author : Barbara Herman
  • Publisher : Oxford University Press
  • Release : 2021-10-21
  • ISBN : 019265019X
  • Pages : 266 pages

Download or read book The Moral Habitat written by Barbara Herman and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2021-10-21 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In The Moral Habitat, Barbara Herman offers a new and systematic interpretation of Kant's moral and political philosophy. The study begins with an investigation of some understudied imperfect duties which, surprisingly, tell us some important but generally unnoticed facts about what it is to be a moral agent. The second part of the book launches a substantial reinterpretation of Kant's ethics as a system of duties, juridical and ethical, perfect and imperfect, that can incorporate what we learn from imperfect duties and do much more. This system of duties provides the structure for what Herman calls a moral habitat: a made environment, created by and for free and equal persons living together. It is a dynamic system, with duties from different spheres shaping and being affected by each other, each level further interpreting its core anti-subordination value. In the final part, Herman takes up some implications and applications of this moral habitat idea. From considering what would be involved, morally, in recognizing a human right to housing to some meta-ethical issues about objectivity and our responsibility for moral change, we come to appreciate the resources of this holistic agent-centered Kantian view of morality.

Book Moral Habitat

    Book Details:
  • Author : Nancie Erhard
  • Publisher : State University of New York Press
  • Release : 2012-02-01
  • ISBN : 0791479854
  • Pages : 156 pages

Download or read book Moral Habitat written by Nancie Erhard and published by State University of New York Press. This book was released on 2012-02-01 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Moral Habitat explores how our moral imaginations and moral norms have been shaped by and even cocreated with Earth in diverse biotic communities. Weaving together science and religion with indigenous and womanist traditions, Nancie Erhard uses examples from a variety of sources, including post-Cartesian science, the Old Testament, and the Mi ́kmaq tribe of Eastern Canada. She demonstrates how each portrays the agency—including the moral agency—of the natural world. From this cross-cultural approach, she recasts the question of how we conceive of humans as moral agents. While written for "the sake of Earth," this thought-provoking book goes well beyond the issue of ecology to show the contribution that such an approach can make to pluralist ethics on a range of timely social issues.

Book The Moral Habitat

    Book Details:
  • Author : Barbara Herman
  • Publisher : Oxford University Press
  • Release : 2021
  • ISBN : 0192896350
  • Pages : 266 pages

Download or read book The Moral Habitat written by Barbara Herman and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2021 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In The Moral Habitat, Barbara Herman offers a new and systematic interpretation of Kant's moral and political philosophy. The study begins with an investigation of some understudied imperfect duties which, surprisingly, tell us some important but generally unnoticed facts about what it is to be a moral agent. The second part of the book launches a substantial reinterpretation of Kant's ethics as a system of duties, juridical and ethical, perfect and imperfect, that can incorporate what we learn from imperfect duties and do much more. This system of duties provides the structure for what Herman calls a moral habitat: a made environment, created by and for free and equal persons living together. It is a dynamic system, with duties from different spheres shaping and being affected by each other, each level further interpreting its core anti-subordination value. In the final part, Herman takes up some implications and applications of this moral habitat idea. From considering what would be involved, morally, in recognizing a human right to housing to some meta-ethical issues about objectivity and our responsibility for moral change, we come to appreciate the resources of this holistic agent-centered Kantian view of morality.

Book Kantian Commitments

    Book Details:
  • Author : Barbara Herman
  • Publisher : Oxford University Press
  • Release : 2022
  • ISBN : 0192844962
  • Pages : 239 pages

Download or read book Kantian Commitments written by Barbara Herman and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2022 with total page 239 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kantian Commitments comprises ten essays that represent a series of efforts to rethink many of the fundamentals of Kant's ethics and to draw out some implications for moral theory and practice. The essays of Part One revisit and revise central pieces of Kant's moral framework, offering a new understanding of the formulas of the categorical imperative, revisiting the idea of exceptions to duties, and sharpening the contrast between the value commitments of Kantian theory and other deontologies (especially recent contractualisms). The working hypothesis is to take seriously the idea that the formulas of the categorical imperative frame an account of moral reasoning with standards of validity and soundness that enable moral judgment to explicate the connection between our rational natures and our duties. Part Two takes on some less central but important topics which are informed by the arguments of Part One: the rationale for Kant's moralized view of history; the implications of a Kantian view of morality for social pluralism; the fit of Kant's conception of moral psychology with affect-centered theories of human development; the motivation behind Kant's argument for indirect duties to animals; and the place of the idea of the highest good in a morally good life. The overall aim of the essays is to explore core Kantian commitments through a program of inquiry that peels away assumptions often brought to Kant's texts that introduce questions their arguments were not meant to answer. Removing these obstacles clarifies the ambition and scale of Kantian theory.

Book Atlas of Moral Psychology

Download or read book Atlas of Moral Psychology written by Kurt Gray and published by Guilford Publications. This book was released on 2018-01-23 with total page 1195 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This comprehensive and cutting-edge volume maps out the terrain of moral psychology, a dynamic and evolving area of research. In 57 concise chapters, leading authorities and up-and-coming scholars explore fundamental issues and current controversies. The volume systematically reviews the empirical evidence base and presents influential theories of moral judgment and behavior. It is organized around the key questions that must be addressed for a complete understanding of the moral mind.

Book Kant on Persons and Agency

Download or read book Kant on Persons and Agency written by Eric Watkins and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2017-12-28 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Today we consider ourselves to be free and equal persons, capable of acting rationally and autonomously in both practical (moral) and theoretical (scientific) contexts. The essays in this volume show how this conception was first articulated in a fully systematic fashion by Immanuel Kant in the eighteenth century. Twelve leading scholars shed new light on Kant's philosophy, with each devoting particular attention to at least one of three aspects of this conception: autonomy, freedom, and personhood. Some focus on clarifying the philosophical content of Kant's position, while others consider how his views on these issues cohere with his other distinctive doctrines, and yet others focus on the historical impact that these doctrines had on his immediate successors and on our present thought. Their essays offer important new perspectives on some of the most fundamental issues that we continue to confront in modern society.

Book Social Conservatism for the Common Good

Download or read book Social Conservatism for the Common Good written by Andrew Walker and published by Crossway. This book was released on 2022-12-21 with total page 444 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Carl R. Trueman and Other Christian Evangelical Scholars Examine the Life and Work of Renowned Catholic, Social Conservative Thinker Robert P. George Robert P. George, McCormick Professor of Jurisprudence at Princeton University, is one of the most influential conservative intellectuals of his generation. Among many honors and accolades, George received the US Presidential Citizens Medal from President George W. Bush and served as chairman of the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF). Though a Catholic himself, George's influence has transcended traditional religious categories to shape evangelical discourse on politics, ethics, and political philosophy throughout his career. In this thorough introduction and careful analysis of George's work for Protestant audiences, editor Andrew T. Walker gathers essays from high profile evangelical writers and academics—including Carl R. Trueman, Hunter Baker, Jennifer Marshall Patterson, and Scott Klusendorf—to explore subjects such as faith and reason, George's New Natural Law theory, and how to collaborate across ideological lines. Social Conservatism for the Common Good helps Christian evangelicals understand George's philosophy and apply it to their own cultural engagement and public witness. Biography of Influential Conservative Scholar Robert P. George: Explores the breadth of his political philosophy and activism, as well as his relevance to the evangelical community Engaging Political Analysis from a Biblical Perspective: With a foreword by US Senator Ben Sasse, this book covers important cultural and academic topics including human rights, social and public ethics, and pro-life issues Ideal Resource for Evangelical Scholars and Thinkers: Written for pastors, students, and those interested in politics, this robust book appeals to readers of Carl R. Trueman's The Rise and Triumph of the Modern Self

Book The Eternal Religion

Download or read book The Eternal Religion written by Jonathan Brierley and published by . This book was released on 1905 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Mastery of Nervousness Based Upon Self Reeducation

Download or read book The Mastery of Nervousness Based Upon Self Reeducation written by Robert Sproul Carroll and published by . This book was released on 1917 with total page 378 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Ethics of the Environment

Download or read book The Ethics of the Environment written by Robin Attfield and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2008 with total page 674 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book brings together over thirty leading contributions to environmental ethics, from pioneering papers to recent work at the cutting edge of thought in this field. The introduction links together these articles and also appraises their strengths and weaknesses and presents a distinctive overview of the subject.

Book Proceedings and Addresses of the American Philosophical Association

Download or read book Proceedings and Addresses of the American Philosophical Association written by American Philosophical Association and published by . This book was released on 2022-11 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: List of members in v. 1-

Book The Annotated Book of Common Prayer     By the Rev  J  H  Blunt     Compendious Edition

Download or read book The Annotated Book of Common Prayer By the Rev J H Blunt Compendious Edition written by and published by . This book was released on 1876 with total page 746 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Annotated Book of Common Prayer

Download or read book The Annotated Book of Common Prayer written by Church of England and published by . This book was released on 1876 with total page 746 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Environment of Early Christianity

Download or read book The Environment of Early Christianity written by Samuel Angus and published by . This book was released on 1914 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Business  Ethics  and the Environment

Download or read book Business Ethics and the Environment written by W. Michael Hoffman and published by Praeger. This book was released on 1990-11-21 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "From the eighth National Conference on Business Ethics sponsored by the Centre for Business Ethics at Bentley College".

Book Ethics of Emerging Technologies

Download or read book Ethics of Emerging Technologies written by Thomas F. Budinger and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2006-04-07 with total page 520 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An insightful guide to understanding and navigating the ethical issues faced by anyone affected by the ethical dilemmas associated with current and emerging technologies Ethics of Emerging Technologies provides the background, insight, and tools for approaching and solving ethical dilemmas across a broad range of topics. The text discusses ethical problems, using examples and reasoning tools that will aid engineers, scientists, managers, administrators, and the public who wish to understand risks, benefits, and possible approaches to resolving conflicts associated with new technologies in the context of the global community. Solutions we choose to ethical dilemmas accompanying new technologies will profoundly affect future generations. Scientific facts and guides to decision-making for all associated with emerging technologies are presented. Some of the topics are: Human health and environmental effects of alternative energy production methods Communications and privacy Plagiarism and authorship Genetic modification of organisms Human and animal experimentation Synthetic biology and bioterrorism Confidentiality in science, engineering, and business communications Risks and consequences of enhancing human beings through new technologies Cloning of human beings and stem cell research Brain modifications Space exploration

Book The Corporation  Ethics  and the Environment

Download or read book The Corporation Ethics and the Environment written by W. Michael Hoffman and published by Praeger. This book was released on 1990-12-30 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "From the Eighth National Conference on Business Ethics, sponsored by the Center for Business at Bentley College".