Classic and Contemporary Readings
E-Book, Englisch, 278 Seiten
ISBN: 978-1-134-60455-5
Verlag: Taylor & Francis
Format: EPUB
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The problem of moral disagreement is one of the central problems in moral thinking. It also provides a stimulating stepping-stone to some of the perennial problems of philosophy, such as relativism, scepticism, and objectivity. Moral Disagreements is the first anthology to bring together classic and contemporary readings on this key topic. Clearly divided into five parts; The Historical Debate; Voices from Anthropology; Challenges to Moral Objectivity; Defenses of Moral Objectivity; and New Directions, the anthology presents readings from the following key thinkers:
* Sextus, Empiricus, Chagnon, Wong, MacIntyre
* Aquinas, Shweder, Brink, Rawls
* Montaigne, Turner, Nussbaum, Narayan
* Hume, Mackie, Gewirth
* Nietzsche, Williams, Berlin.
A distinctive feature of the anthology is that it brings philosophers into dialogue with well-known anthropologists. Also included is a comprehensive introduction by Christopher Gowans, introducing the problem of moral disagreement to those coming to the topic for the first time.
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Introduction: The Debate about Moral Disagreements Part 1. The Historical Debate 1.Sextus Empiricus, Outlines of Scepticism; 2.Thomas Aquinas, Natural Law and Moral Disagreements; 3.Michel de Montaigne, Renaissance Skepticism; 4.David Hume, A Dialogue; 5.Friedrich Nietzsche, Beyond Good and Evil; Part 2. Some Voices from Anthropology 6. Napoleon A. Chagnon, Yanomamo: The Last Days of Eden; 7. Richard Shweder, The Astonishment of Anthropology; 8.Terence Turner, Human Rights, Human Difference: Anthropology's Contribution to an Emancipatory Cultural Politics; Part 3. Challenges to Moral Objectivity 9. J.L. Mackie, The Argument from Relativity; 10. Bernard Williams, Knowledge, Science Convergence; 11. David B. Wong, Moral Relativity and Tolerance; Part 4. Defenses of Moral Objectivity 12. David O. Brink, Moral Disagreement; 13. Martha Nussbaum, Non-Relative Virtues: An Aristotelian Approach; 14. Alan Gewirth, Is Cultural Pluralism Relevant to Moral Knowledge?
