Format:
1 Online-Ressource (xviii, 349 pages)
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digital, PDF file(s)
ISBN:
9780511607042
Content:
Actual Ethics offers a moral defense of the 'classical liberal' political tradition and applies it to several of today's vexing moral and political issues. James Otteson argues that a Kantian conception of personhood and an Aristotelian conception of judgment are compatible and even complementary. He shows why they are morally attractive, and perhaps most controversially, when combined, they imply a limited, classical liberal political state. Otteson then addresses several contemporary problems - wealth and poverty, public education, animal welfare, and affirmative action - and shows how each can be plausibly addressed within the Kantian, Aristotelian and classical liberal framework. Written in clear, engaging, and jargon-free prose, Actual Ethics will give students and general audiences an overview of a powerful and rich moral and political tradition that they might not otherwise consider
Content:
Working out the position -- Applying the principles -- The end
Note:
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015)
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780521862714
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780521681254
Additional Edition:
Print version ISBN 9780521862714
Language:
English
Keywords:
Ethik
DOI:
10.1017/CBO9780511607042
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