Principled ethics : generalism as a regulative ideal /

Moral philosophy has long been dominated by the aim of understanding morality and the virtues in terms of principles. However, the underlying assumption that this is the best approach has received almost no defence, and has been attacked by particularists, who argue that the traditional link between...

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Generalism as a regulative ideal
Hauptverfasser:
McKeever, Sean D., Ridge, Michael
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
Oxford : New York : Clarendon Press ; Oxford University Press, 2006.
Zusammenfassung:
Moral philosophy has long been dominated by the aim of understanding morality and the virtues in terms of principles. However, the underlying assumption that this is the best approach has received almost no defence, and has been attacked by particularists, who argue that the traditional link between morality and principles is little more than an unwarranted prejudice. In Principled Ethics, Michael Ridge and Sean McKeever meet the particularist challenge head-on, and defend a distinctive view they call ""generalism as a regulative ideal.""
Umfang:
1 online resource (viii, 242 pages)
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Description based upon print version of record.
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English
Bibliografie:
Includes bibliographical references (p. [228]-233) and index.
ISBN:
0-19-929066-0
1-281-15479-2
9786611154790
0-19-153742-X
1-4356-2408-4
Schlagworte:
Ethics.
Principle (Philosophy)
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