The Logic of Commitment

1. Auflage 2017
ISBN: 978-1-138-30148-1
Verlag: Taylor & Francis

Buch, Englisch, 114 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 281 g

Reihe: Routledge Focus on Philosophy

This book develops and defends a conception of commitment and explores its limits. Gary Chartier shows how commitment serves to resolve conflicts between ordinary moral intuitions and the reality that the basic aspects of human well-being are incommensurable. He outlines a variety of overlapping and mutually reinforcing rationales for making commitments, explores the relationship between commitment and vocation and the relevance of commitment to love, and notes some reasons why it might make sense to disregard one’s commitments. The Logic of Commitment will appeal to ethicists interested in the connection between commitment and personal well-being, and to anyone who wonders why and when it might make sense to make or keep commitments.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Chartier, Gary

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Sozialphilosophie, Politische Philosophie
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Ethik, Moralphilosophie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction: Exploring Commitment

1. Commitment and Instrumental Reason

2. Commitment, Identity, and Integrity

3. Commitment and Basic Goods

4. Commitment and Vocation

5. Commitment and Love

Conclusion: Commitment and Flourishing

Über Autor(innen)

Gary Chartier is Distinguished Professor of Law and Business Ethics at La Sierra University