Human Flourishing: Volume 16, Part 1 - Brossura

Paul, Ellen

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0521644712 ISBN 13: 9780521644716

Casa editrice: Cambridge University Press, 2010

Riassunto

The essays in this volume examine the nature of human flourishing and its relationship to a variety of other key concepts in moral theory. Some of them trace the link between flourishing and human nature, asking whether a theory of human nature can allow us to develop an objective list of goods that are of value to all agents, regardless of their individual purposes or aims. Some essays look at the role of friendships or parent-child relationships in a good life, or seek to determine whether an ethical theory based on human flourishing can accommodate concern for others for their own sake. Other essays analyze the function of families or other social-political institutions in promoting the flourishing of individuals. Still others explore the implications of flourishing for political theory, asking whether considerations of human flourishing can help us to derive principles of social justice.

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The essays in this volume offer important insights into the nature of human flourishing, its place in moral theory, and the influence of ancient theorists on the views of contemporary philosophers.

Contenuti:

1. Human flourishing and the appeal to human nature Douglas B. Rasmussen; 2. The three faces of flourishing Thomas Hurka; 3. Flourishing egoism Lester H. Hunt; 4. The idea of a life plan Charles Larmore; 5. Human flourishing versus desire satisfaction Richard J. Arneson; 6. Happiness and human flourishing in Kant's Ethics Thomas E. Hill Jr; 7. Valuing activity Stephen Darwall; 8. Ancient perfectionism and its modern critics Georgios Anagnostopoulos; 9. Aristotle's elusive Summum Bonum Sarah Broadie; 10. Eudaimonism, love and friendship, and political community David O. Brink; 11. No families, no freedom: human flourishing in a free society Jennifer Roback Morse; 12. Politics, neutrality, and the good Richard Kraut; 13. Human flourishing and universal justice Thomas W. Pogge.

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• Editore: Cambridge University Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0521644712
• ISBN 13: 9780521644716
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 392