Progressive Morality (Classic Reprint): An Essay in Ethics: An Essay in Ethics (Classic Reprint) - Brossura

Fowler, Thomas

Brossura

ISBN 10: 1330404629 ISBN 13: 9781330404621

Casa editrice: Forgotten Books, 2018

Riassunto

A practical guide to the core questions of ethics, focused on how we should live and judge conduct. This book aims to separate morality from other ways people justify behavior and to show how a practical moral sense can guide everyday choices. It emphasizes a clear, usable approach to ethics rather than abstract puzzles.

In this edition, the author explains the aims of the work, its relation to religion, and how morality can be studied as an independent subject. The emphasis is on applying moral ideas to real life, with chapters that explore the sources of our moral judgments, how they are formed, and how they can be improved. The result is a work that connects theory with practice, and that invites readers to examine their own beliefs in light of practical consequences.

• How morality differs from other calls to action and why that matters in daily life.


• What the moral sentiment is, and how its claims to authority can be justified.


• How our sense of right and wrong develops, and how to educate it for better judgment.


• A practical test for evaluating conduct and applying moral ideas to real situations.

Ideal for readers of philosophy, ethics, and anyone seeking a clearer, more usable approach to moral questions in everyday life.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Forgotten Books
• Data di pubblicazione: 2018
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 1330404629
• ISBN 13: 9781330404621
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 213
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