Works righteousness: material practice in ethical theory

"Works Righteousness is the first full-length study of the place of practice in ethical theory. It is a critique of the idealism of dominant approaches, an analysis of alternative models in which practice plays a more significant role, and an argument for taking practice seriously both in broad...

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1. Verfasser: Peterson, Anna Lisa 1963- (VerfasserIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: New York, NY, United States of America Oxford University Press 2020
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Zusammenfassung:"Works Righteousness is the first full-length study of the place of practice in ethical theory. It is a critique of the idealism of dominant approaches, an analysis of alternative models in which practice plays a more significant role, and an argument for taking practice seriously both in broad questions about ethical theory and in concrete case studies. The book's main argument is that what people actually do should be central to ethical theory. Rather than assuming that pre-established moral ideas guide action, ethicists should acknowledge and explore the ways that practices generate values and the mutual shaping between ideas and actions. This argument challenges dominant philosophical and religious theories that assume that ideas are what really matter"--
Beschreibung:X, 254 Seiten
ISBN:9780197532232
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