A Theory Of Value And Obligation
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A Theory of Value and Obligation
Author | : Robin Attfield |
Publsiher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 219 |
Release | : 2020-07-20 |
Genre | : Philosophy |
ISBN | : 9781000029161 |
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Originally published in 1987 and re-issued in 2020 with a new Preface, this book presents and elaborates interrelated solutions to a number of problems in moral philosophy, from the location of intrinsic value and the nature of a worthwhile life, via the limits of obligation and the nature of justice, to the status of moral utterances. After developing a biocentric account of moral standing, the author locates worthwhile life in the development of the generic capacities of a creature, whether human or nonhuman, and presents an account of relative intrinsic value which later generates a theory of interspecific justice. This value-theory also informs a consequentialist understanding of obligation, of moral rightness and of supererogation. The understanding thus supplied is shown to cope with the problems of integrity, of justice and of the ‘Repugnant Conclusion’ in population ethics. A cognitivist account of ethical conclusions such as those so far reached is then defended against non-cognitivist and relativist objections and a far-reaching naturalist theory is defended, integrating earlier conclusions with an account of the logic of the fundamental ethical concepts. This wide-ranging volume which maps the whole area of morality is thoroughly argued with reference both to contemporary philosophical developments and to classical theories.
Value Obligation and Meta Ethics
Author | : Robin Attfield |
Publsiher | : BRILL |
Total Pages | : 339 |
Release | : 2020-10-12 |
Genre | : Philosophy |
ISBN | : 9789004433540 |
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This work defends an interrelated set of theses in value-theory, normative ethics and meta-ethics. The three Parts correspond to these three areas. Part One (Value) defends a biocentric theory of moral standing, and then the coherence and objectivity of belief in intrinsic value, despite recent objections. Intrinsic value is located in the flourishing of living creatures; specifically, a neo-Aristotelian, species-relative account is supplied of wellbeing or flourishing, in terms of the development of the essential capacities of one's species. There follows a theory of priorities, or of relative intrinsic value, in which the satisfaction of basic needs takes priority over other needs and over wants, and the interests of complex and sophisticated creatures over those of others, where they are at stake. Part Two defends a practice-consequentialist theory of the criteria of rightness and of obligation, which leaves room for supererogation, underpins our intuitions about justice, commends population growth only where it is genuinely desirable, and responds better than act-consequentialism to objections like that concerned with the separateness of persons. Part Three sifts meta-ethical theories, rejects moral relativism, and defends a cognitivist and naturalist meta-ethic. In defending analytical naturalism, it takes into account the latest literature on supervenience. By responding to recent discussions, this study supersedes my Theory of Value and Obligation (1987). It is equipped with detailed end-notes and an ample bibliography, which could prove a research tool of itself.
Samuel Pufendorf Disciple of Hobbes
Author | : Fiammetta Palladini |
Publsiher | : BRILL |
Total Pages | : 292 |
Release | : 2019-11-26 |
Genre | : Law |
ISBN | : 9789004388611 |
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Palladini reveals Pufendorf as a formidable and dangerous natural jurist and political theorist who has been obscured by a philosophical history that flies too high to see him, and by a commentary literature that too often dislikes what it sees.
Theories of Ethics
Author | : William Henry Werkmeister |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 456 |
Release | : 1961 |
Genre | : Duty |
ISBN | : UCAL:B3933113 |
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Concerned with theoretical concepts and principles rather than problems of applicability and moral codes.
A Theory of Legal Obligation
Author | : Stefano Bertea |
Publsiher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 379 |
Release | : 2019-10-03 |
Genre | : Law |
ISBN | : 9781108475105 |
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Bertea puts forward a comprehensive and original theory of legal obligation, understood as a distinctive legal concept.
Value and Obligation
Author | : Alexander Sesonske |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 136 |
Release | : 1964 |
Genre | : Duty |
ISBN | : UOM:39015002747114 |
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The Value of Humanity in Kant s Moral Theory
Author | : Richard Dean |
Publsiher | : Oxford University Press on Demand |
Total Pages | : 281 |
Release | : 2006-05-11 |
Genre | : Philosophy |
ISBN | : 9780199285723 |
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The humanity formulation of Kant's Categorical Imperative demands that we treat humanity as an end in itself. Because this principle resonates with currently influential ideals of human rights and dignity, contemporary readers often find it compelling, even if the rest of Kant's moral philosophy leaves them cold. Moreover, some prominent specialists in Kant's ethics recently have turned to the humanity formulation as the most theoretically central and promising principle of Kant'sethics. Nevertheless, despite the intuitive appeal and the increasingly recognized philosophical importance of the humanity formulation, it has received less attention than many other, less central, aspects of Kant's ethics. Richard Dean offers the most sustained and systematic examination of thehumanity formulation to date.Dean argues that the 'rational nature' that must be treated as an end in itself is not a minimally rational nature, consisting of the power to set ends or the unrealized capacity to act morally, but instead is the more properly rational nature possessed by someone who gives priority to moral principles over any contrary impulses. This non-standard reading of the humanity formulation provides a firm theoretical foundation for deriving plausible approaches to particular moral issues - and,contrary to first impressions, does not impose moralistic demands to pass judgment on others' character. Dean's reading also enables progress on problems of interest to Kant scholars, such as reconstructing Kant's argument for accepting the humanity formulation as a basic moral principle, and allows forincreased understanding of the relationship between Kant's ethics and supposedly Kantian ideas such as 'respect for autonomy'.
Foundations of the Philosophy of Value
Author | : H. Osborne |
Publsiher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 157 |
Release | : 2016-10-06 |
Genre | : Philosophy |
ISBN | : 9781316626054 |
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Originally published in 1933, this book provides a concise discussion regarding the nature of value and value theories, taking the view that an understanding of value is 'a no less necessary part of the equipment of every competent philosopher, than is epistemology'.