Actual Ethics
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- Author: James R. Otteson, Yeshiva University, New York
- Date Published: September 2006
- availability: Available
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9780521681254
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Actual Ethics offers a moral defense of the 'classical liberal' political tradition and applies it to several of today's vexing moral and political issues. James Otteson argues that a Kantian conception of personhood and an Aristotelian conception of judgment are compatible and even complementary. He shows why they are morally attractive, and perhaps most controversially, when combined, they imply a limited, classical liberal political state. Otteson then addresses several contemporary problems - wealth and poverty, public education, animal welfare, and affirmative action - and shows how each can be plausibly addressed within the Kantian, Aristotelian and classical liberal framework. Written in clear, engaging, and jargon-free prose, Actual Ethics will give students and general audiences an overview of a powerful and rich moral and political tradition that they might not otherwise consider.
Read more- Only 'applied ethics' book on the market today that is a genuine alternative to Peter Singer's Practical Ethics
- Lively and provocative writing style makes the book accessible to students and intelligent laymen, not just specialists
- Its defense of a 'classical liberal' moral and political position fills a need in political philosophy, ethics, applied ethics, and business ethics
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- Date Published: September 2006
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9780521681254
- length: 368 pages
- dimensions: 229 x 162 x 21 mm
- weight: 0.49kg
- availability: Available
Table of Contents
Part I. Working out the Position:
1. Personhood and judgment
2. A matter of principle, Part I. The betrayal of personhood
3. A matter of principle, Part II. Personhood writ large
4. The demands of poverty
5. The wealth of nations
Part II. Applying the Principles:
6. Schooling, religion, and other things you should be in charge of
7. Moral hobgoblins: inclusion and exclusion
8. More moral hobgoblins: extending rights
Part III. The End:
9. What is good for the goose.Instructors have used or reviewed this title for the following courses
- Theology of Social Witness & Mission
- field research ethics
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