Sophie Grace Chappell develops a picture of what philosophical ethics can be like, once set aside from the idealising and reductive pressures of conventional moral theory. Her question is 'How are we to know what to do?', and the answer she defends is 'By developing our moral imaginations'.
Sophie Grace Chappell develops a picture of what philosophical ethics can be like, once set aside from the idealising and reductive pressures of conventional moral theory. Her question is 'How are we to know what to do?', and the answer she defends is 'By developing our moral imaginations'.
Sophie Grace Chappell is the author of numerous books and articles on ethics, ancient philosophy, epistemology, and philosophy of religion. She has taught at universities including the University of Oxford, the University of British Columbia, the University of East Anglia, and the University of Manchester. Since 2006 she has been Professor of Philosophy at The Open University.
Inhaltsangabe
Introduction 1: What makes a good decision? 2: Three kinds of moral imagination 3: Intuition, system, and the 'paradox' of deontology 4: Impartial benevolence and partial love 5: Internal reasons and the heart's desire 6: On the very idea of criteria for personhood 7: Glory as an ethical idea 8: Nobility and beauty in ethics 9: Moral certainties 10: Why ethics is hard 11: The varieties of knowledge in Plato and Aristotle 12: Platonistic virtue ethics Bibliography
Introduction 1: What makes a good decision? 2: Three kinds of moral imagination 3: Intuition, system, and the 'paradox' of deontology 4: Impartial benevolence and partial love 5: Internal reasons and the heart's desire 6: On the very idea of criteria for personhood 7: Glory as an ethical idea 8: Nobility and beauty in ethics 9: Moral certainties 10: Why ethics is hard 11: The varieties of knowledge in Plato and Aristotle 12: Platonistic virtue ethics Bibliography
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