Principled Ethics: Generalism as a Regulative Ideal - Rilegato

McKeever, Sean; Ridge, Michael

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ISBN 10: 0199290652 ISBN 13: 9780199290659

Casa editrice: OUP Oxford, 2006

Riassunto

Moral philosophy has long been dominated by the aim of understanding morality and the virtues in terms of principles. However, the underlying assumption that this is the best approach has received almost no defence, and has been attacked by particularists, who argue that the traditional link between morality and principles is little more than an unwarranted prejudice. InPrincipled Ethics, Michael Ridge and Sean McKeever meet the particularist challenge head-on, and defend a distinctive view they call "generalism as a regulative ideal."

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Recensione:

Principled Ethics is an excellent work of philosophy...No philosopher working on particularism should ignore McKeever and Ridge's arguments...All in all, Principled Ethics is a highly stimulating read (Daniel Star, Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews)

an impressive counterblast to the particularists, and a genuine contribution to the debate (Jonathan Dancy, TLS)

Despite the attractions of particularism, most philosophers feel that it misses something. McKeever and Ridge turn these vague worries into razor-sharp objections. Then they develop a moderate alternative view of how principles work in morality. For anyone tempted to become a particularist, this book is a powerful deterrent. (Walter Sinnott-Armstrong, Dartmouth College)

Contenuti:

• 1: The many moral particularisms
• 2: Holism about reasons
• 3: Default reasons
• 4: Moral vision
• 5: Constitutive generalism
• 6: From moral knowledge to default principles
• 7: Beyond default principles or trimming the hedges
• 8: Generalism as a regulative ideal
• 9: Principled guidance
• Appendix

Su questa edizione

• Editore: OUP Oxford
• Data di pubblicazione: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0199290652
• ISBN 13: 9780199290659
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 254