The Theory of Morality

The Theory of Morality
Title The Theory of Morality PDF eBook
Author Alan Donagan
Publisher University of Chicago Press
Pages 295
Release 2014-12-10
Genre Philosophy
ISBN 022622841X

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"Let us . . . nominate this the most important theoretical work on ethical or moral theory since John Rawls's Theory of Justice. If you have philosophical inclinations and want a good workout, this conscientious scrutiny of moral assumptions and expressions will be most rewarding. Donagan explores ways of acting in the Hebrew-Christian context, examines them in the light of natural law and rational theories, and proposes that formal patterns for conduct can emerge. All this is tightly reasoned, the argument is packed, but the language is clear."—Christian Century "The man value of this book seems to me to be that it shows the force of the Hebrew-Christian moral tradition in the hands of a creative philosopher. Throughout the book, one cannot but feel that a serious philosopher is trying to come to terms with his religious-moral background and to defend it against the prevailing secular utilitarian position which seems to dominate academic philosophy."—Bernard Gert, Journal of Medicine and Philosophy

The Theory of Morality

The Theory of Morality
Title The Theory of Morality PDF eBook
Author Alan Donagan
Publisher University of Chicago Press
Pages 294
Release 1977
Genre Philosophy
ISBN 0226155676

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"Let us . . . nominate this the most important theoretical work on ethical or moral theory since John Rawls's Theory of Justice. If you have philosophical inclinations and want a good workout, this conscientious scrutiny of moral assumptions and expressions will be most rewarding. Donagan explores ways of acting in the Hebrew-Christian context, examines them in the light of natural law and rational theories, and proposes that formal patterns for conduct can emerge. All this is tightly reasoned, the argument is packed, but the language is clear."—Christian Century "The man value of this book seems to me to be that it shows the force of the Hebrew-Christian moral tradition in the hands of a creative philosopher. Throughout the book, one cannot but feel that a serious philosopher is trying to come to terms with his religious-moral background and to defend it against the prevailing secular utilitarian position which seems to dominate academic philosophy."—Bernard Gert, Journal of Medicine and Philosophy

The Theory of Moral Sentiments

The Theory of Moral Sentiments
Title The Theory of Moral Sentiments PDF eBook
Author Adam Smith (économiste)
Publisher
Pages 636
Release 1812
Genre
ISBN

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Ethics Done Right

Ethics Done Right
Title Ethics Done Right PDF eBook
Author Elijah Millgram
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Pages 370
Release 2005-07-14
Genre Philosophy
ISBN 9780521839433

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Examines how practical reasoning can be put into the service of ethical and moral theory.

The Theory of Moral Capital

The Theory of Moral Capital
Title The Theory of Moral Capital PDF eBook
Author Xiaoxi Wang
Publisher Springer
Pages 170
Release 2018-06-01
Genre Philosophy
ISBN 9811304785

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This book captures the quintessence of the author’s 20-year career, presenting both unique perspectives and logical arguments. Guided by the Marxist concept of historical materialism, it reveals the function and effect of morality by analyzing and defining the moral domain. Further, it argues that economic development requires moral support by analyzing the inseparable logical connection between economics and morality. Moreover, it investigates moral capital and its route to achieving value multiplication in economic activities, and proposes a practice and evaluation index system for moral capital in enterprises. Combining philosophical analysis and the exploration of practical applications, the book also discusses a basic strategy to help enterprises enrich and manage their moral capital.

Building Better Beings

Building Better Beings
Title Building Better Beings PDF eBook
Author Manuel Vargas
Publisher Oxford University Press
Pages 356
Release 2013
Genre Law
ISBN 019969754X

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Manuel Vargas presents a compelling and state-of-the-art defense of moral responsibility in the face of growing philosophical and scientific skepticism about free will and accountability. He shows how we can justify our responsibility practices, and provides a normatively and naturalistically adequate account of agency, blame, and desert.

Neurofunctional Prudence and Morality

Neurofunctional Prudence and Morality
Title Neurofunctional Prudence and Morality PDF eBook
Author Marcus Arvan
Publisher Routledge
Pages 129
Release 2020-01-29
Genre Philosophy
ISBN 1000751511

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Philosophers across many traditions have long theorized about the relationship between prudence and morality. Few clear answers have emerged, however, in large part because of the inherently speculative nature of traditional philosophical methods. This book aims to forge a bold new path forward, outlining a theory of prudence and morality that unifies a wide variety of findings in neuroscience with philosophically sophisticated normative theorizing. The author summarizes the emerging behavioral neuroscience of prudence and morality, showing how human moral and prudential cognition and motivation are known to involve over a dozen brain regions and capacities. He then outlines a detailed philosophical theory of prudence and morality based on neuroscience and lived human experience. The result demonstrates how this theory coheres with and explains the behavioral neuroscience, showing how each brain region and capacity interact to give rise to prudential and moral behavior. Neurofunctional Prudence and Morality: A Philosophical Theory will be of interest to philosophers and psychologists working in moral psychology, neuroethics, and decision theory. Chapter 3 of this book is freely available as a downloadable Open Access PDF under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 4.0 license.