Morality by Design - Technology's Challenge to Human Values (Paperback)

Wade Rowland

ISBN 10: 1789381231 / ISBN 13: 9781789381238

Editore: Intellect, 2019

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Paperback. The eleven short, linked essays in Morality by Design represent a culmination of two decades of research and writing on the topic of moral realism. Wade Rowland first introduces readers to the basic ideas of leading moral thinkers from Plato to Leibniz to Putnam, and then, he explores the subject through todays political, economic, and environmental conundrums. The collection presents a strong argument against postmodern moral relativism and the idea that only science can claim a body of reliable fact; challenges currently fashionable notions of the perfectibility of human individualsand even the human speciesthrough technology; and argues for the validity of common sense. In guiding the reader through Enlightenment-era rationalist thought as it pertained to human nature and the foundations of morality, Rowland provides a coherent, intellectually sound, and intuitively appealing alternative to the nihilistic views popularized by contemporary radical relativism. Morality by Design ultimately seeks to convince readers that there is such a thing as moral fact, and that they do indeed have what it takes to make robust and durable moral judgments. The eleven short, linked essays in Morality by Design represent a culmination of two decades of research and writing on the topic of moral realism. Wade Rowland first introduces readers to the basic ideas of leading moral thinkers from Plato to Leibniz to Putnam, and then explores the subject through today's political, economic and environmental. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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• Titolo: Morality by Design - Technology's Challenge to Human Values (Paperback)
• Editore: Intellect
• Data di pubblicazione: 2019
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 1789381231
• ISBN 13: 9781789381238
• Rilegatura: Paperback
• Condizione: new

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The eleven short, linked essays in Morality by Design represent a culmination of two decades of research and writing on the topic of moral realism. Wade Rowland first introduces readers to the basic ideas of leading moral thinkers from Plato to Leibniz to Putnam, and then, he explores the subject through today’s political, economic, and environmental conundrums. The collection presents a strong argument against postmodern moral relativism and the idea that only science can claim a body of reliable fact; challenges currently fashionable notions of the perfectibility of human individuals—and even the human species—through technology; and argues for the validity of common sense.
 
In guiding the reader through Enlightenment-era rationalist thought as it pertained to human nature and the foundations of morality, Rowland provides a coherent, intellectually sound, and intuitively appealing alternative to the nihilistic views popularized by contemporary radical relativism. Morality by Design ultimately seeks to convince readers that there is such a thing as moral fact, and that they do indeed have what it takes to make robust and durable moral judgments.

Informazioni sull?autore

Wade Rowland is professor emeritus in the Department of Communication Studies at York University in Toronto. He is the author of many books, including Ockham’s Razor: A Search for Wonder in an Age of Doubt and Greed, Inc.: Why Corporations Rule Our World and How We Let It Happen.