Plural and Conflicting Values (Clarendon Paperbacks)

Michael Stocker

ISBN 10: 0198240554 / ISBN 13: 9780198240556

Editore: Oxford Univ Pr on Demand, 1992

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• Titolo: Plural and Conflicting Values (Clarendon Paperbacks)
• Editore: Oxford Univ Pr on Demand
• Data di pubblicazione: 1992
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0198240554
• ISBN 13: 9780198240556
• Rilegatura: Paperback
• Condizione: Brand New
• Peso: 0,52 chilogrammi

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Riassunto

Plural and conflicting values are often held to be conceptually problematic, threatening the very possibility of ethics, or at least rational ethics. Rejecting this view, Stocker first demonstrates why it is so important to understand the issues raised by plural and conflicting values, focusing on Aristotle's treatment of them. He then shows that plurality and conflict are commonplace and generally unproblematic features of our everyday choice and action, and that they do allow for a sound and rational ethics.

Recensione

subtle, complex and densely argued work (Political Studies)

Stocker's book is a subtle, imaginative, and intriguing piece, remarkable in the depth and breadth of human concerns that it addresses. It makes ethics come alive, and deserves careful study by anyone who cares about how to live well. (Australasian Journal of Philosophy)