Why be moral? /

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What reasons do we have to be moral, and are these reasons more compelling than the reasons we have to pursue non-moral projects? Ever since the Sophists first raised this question, it has been a focal point of debate. Why be Moral? is a collection of new essays on this fundamental philosophical pro...

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Front matter --
Acknowledgements --
Table of Contents --
Introduction /
Part I: Investigating the Question --
Why Be Moral - A Pseudo-Problem? /
Why Be Moral: A Meaningful Question? /
Part II: Exploring Viable Answers --
Why Be Moral? A New Answer to an Old Question /
Aristotle on Virtuous Questioning of Morality /
The Egoistic Answer /
Why Be Moral? An Argument from the Human Condition in Response to Hobbes and Nietzsche /
Morality, Self-Constitution, and the Limits of Integrity /
What is Kant's Precise Answer to the Question 'Why Be Moral'? /
The "Why Be Moral?" Question and the Meaning of Life /
Why Be Moral? A Kierkegaardian Approach /
Acknowledging the Moral Law /
"Why Be Moral?" Pragmatism's Attempt to Dismiss the Issue /
Is the Overridingness of Moral Reasons a Semantic Fact? /
Williams on Integrity, Ground Projects and Reasons to Be Moral /
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Index
1. Verfasser:
Himmelmann, Beatrix (HerausgeberIn)
Weitere Verfasser:
Louden, Robert B. (HerausgeberIn)
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
Berlin, [Germany] ; Boston, [Massachusetts] : De Gruyter 2015
De Gruyter, 2015.
Zusammenfassung:
What reasons do we have to be moral, and are these reasons more compelling than the reasons we have to pursue non-moral projects? Ever since the Sophists first raised this question, it has been a focal point of debate. Why be Moral? is a collection of new essays on this fundamental philosophical problem, written by an international team of leading scholars in the field.
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1 online resource (286 p.)
Issued also in print.
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Description based upon print version of record.
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English
Bibliografie:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9783110366396
3110366398
9783110386332
311038633X
Zugangseinschränkungen:
Open Access
Schlagworte:
Ethics.
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