Choosing Normative Concepts
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Choosing Normative Concepts
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Author : Matti Eklund
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2017-08-04
Choosing Normative Concepts written by Matti Eklund and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-08-04 with Philosophy categories.
Theorists working on metaethics and the nature of normativity typically study goodness, rightness, what ought to be done, and so on. In their investigations they employ and consider our actual normative concepts. But the actual concepts of goodness, rightness, and what ought to be done are only some of the possible normative concepts there are. There are other possible concepts, ascribing different properties. Matti Eklund explores the consequences of this thought, for example for the debate over normative realism, and for the debate over what it is for concepts and properties to be normative. Conceptual engineering - the project of considering how our concepts can be replaced by better ones - has become a central topic in philosophy. Eklund applies this methodology to central normative concepts and discusses the special complications that arise in this case. For example, since talk of improvement is itself normative, how should we, in the context, understand talk of a concept being better?
Meaning And Normativity
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Author : Allan Gibbard
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Release Date : 2012-12-13
Meaning And Normativity written by Allan Gibbard and has been published by Oxford University Press, USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-12-13 with Philosophy categories.
The concepts of meaning and mental content resist naturalistic analysis. This is because they are normative: they depend on ideas of how things ought to be. Allan Gibbard offers an expressivist explanation of these 'oughts': he borrows devices from metaethics to illuminate deep problems at the heart of the philosophy of language and thought.
On Human Rights
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Author : James Griffin
language : en
Publisher: OUP Oxford
Release Date : 2009-08-27
On Human Rights written by James Griffin and has been published by OUP Oxford this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-08-27 with Philosophy categories.
What is a human right? How can we tell whether a proposed human right really is one? How do we establish the content of particular human rights, and how do we resolve conflicts between them? These are pressing questions for philosophers, political theorists, jurisprudents, international lawyers, and activists. James Griffin offers answers in his compelling new investigation of the foundations of human rights. First, On Human Rights traces the idea of a natural right from its origin in the late Middle Ages, when the rights were seen as deriving from natural laws, through the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, when the original theological background was progressively dropped and 'natural law' emptied of most of its original meaning. By the end of the Enlightenment, the term 'human rights' (droits de l'homme) appeared, marking the purge of the theological background. But the Enlightenment, in putting nothing in its place, left us with an unsatisfactory, incomplete idea of a human right. Griffin shows how the language of human rights has become debased. There are scarcely any accepted criteria, either in the academic or the public sphere, for correct use of the term. He takes on the task of showing the way towards a determinate concept of human rights, based on their relation to the human status that we all share. He works from certain paradigm cases, such as freedom of expression and freedom of worship, to more disputed cases such as welfare rights - for instance the idea of a human right to health. His goal is a substantive account of human rights - an account with enough content to tell us whether proposed rights really are rights. Griffin emphasizes the practical as well as theoretical urgency of this goal: as the United Nations recognized in 1948 with its Universal Declaration, the idea of human rights has considerable power to improve the lot of humanity around the world. We can't do without the idea of human rights, and we need to get clear about it. It is our job now - the job of this book - to influence and develop the unsettled discourse of human rights so as to complete the incomplete idea.
Reasonable Disagreement
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Author : Christopher McMahon
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2009-07-16
Reasonable Disagreement written by Christopher McMahon and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-07-16 with Philosophy categories.
This book-length treatment of reasonable disagreement in politics sheds light on this important and overlooked aspect of political life.
Choosing An Identity
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Author : Sun-Ki Chai
language : en
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
Release Date : 2001-08-30
Choosing An Identity written by Sun-Ki Chai and has been published by University of Michigan Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001-08-30 with Political Science categories.
DIVChallenges the conventional rational choice approaches with one that allows for cultural diversity and change /div
Oxford Studies In Metaethics Volume 16
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Author : Russ Shafer-Landau
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2021-06-18
Oxford Studies In Metaethics Volume 16 written by Russ Shafer-Landau and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-06-18 with Philosophy categories.
Oxford Studies in Metaethics is the only publication devoted exclusively to original philosophical work in the foundations of ethics. It provides an annual selection of much of the best new scholarship being done in the field. Its broad purview includes work being done at the intersections of ethical theory with metaphysics, epistemology, philosophy of language, and philosophy of mind. The essays included in the series provide an excellent basis for understanding recent developments in the field; those who would like to acquaint themselves with the current state of play in metaethics would do well to start here. Topics explored in Volume 16 include moral worth, moral testimony, moral evaluation, expressivism, reasons, and normativity.
Conceptual Engineering And Conceptual Ethics
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Author : Alexis Burgess
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2020
Conceptual Engineering And Conceptual Ethics written by Alexis Burgess and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020 with Philosophy categories.
Conceptual engineering is a newly flourishing branch of philosophy which investigates problems with our concepts and considers how they might be ameliorated: 'truth', for instance, is susceptible to paradox, and it's not clear what 'race' stands for. This is the first collective exploration of possibilities and problems of conceptual engineering.
The Moral Universe
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Author : Associate Professor of Philosophy John Bengson
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2024-05-30
The Moral Universe written by Associate Professor of Philosophy John Bengson and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-05-30 with Philosophy categories.
The Moral Universe explores central questions in metaethics concerning the nature of moral reality, its fundamental laws, its relation to the natural world, and its normative authority. It offers the most fully developed account of nonnatural moral realism to date.
Jaakko Hintikka On Knowledge And Game Theoretical Semantics
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Author : Hans van Ditmarsch
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2018-01-31
Jaakko Hintikka On Knowledge And Game Theoretical Semantics written by Hans van Ditmarsch and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-01-31 with Philosophy categories.
This book focuses on the game-theoretical semantics and epistemic logic of Jaakko Hintikka. Hintikka was a prodigious and esteemed philosopher and logician, and his death in August 2015 was a huge loss to the philosophical community. This book, whose chapters have been in preparation for several years, is dedicated to the work of Jaako Hintikka, and to his memory. This edited volume consists of 23 contributions from leading logicians and philosophers, who discuss themes that span across the entire range of Hintikka’s career. Semantic Representationalism, Logical Dialogues, Knowledge and Epistemic logic are among some of the topics covered in this book's chapters. The book should appeal to students, scholars and teachers who wish to explore the philosophy of Jaako Hintikka.
Ethics For A Level
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Author : Mark Dimmock
language : en
Publisher: Open Book Publishers
Release Date : 2017-07-31
Ethics For A Level written by Mark Dimmock and has been published by Open Book Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-07-31 with Philosophy categories.
What does pleasure have to do with morality? What role, if any, should intuition have in the formation of moral theory? If something is ‘simulated’, can it be immoral? This accessible and wide-ranging textbook explores these questions and many more. Key ideas in the fields of normative ethics, metaethics and applied ethics are explained rigorously and systematically, with a vivid writing style that enlivens the topics with energy and wit. Individual theories are discussed in detail in the first part of the book, before these positions are applied to a wide range of contemporary situations including business ethics, sexual ethics, and the acceptability of eating animals. A wealth of real-life examples, set out with depth and care, illuminate the complexities of different ethical approaches while conveying their modern-day relevance. This concise and highly engaging resource is tailored to the Ethics components of AQA Philosophy and OCR Religious Studies, with a clear and practical layout that includes end-of-chapter summaries, key terms, and common mistakes to avoid. It should also be of practical use for those teaching Philosophy as part of the International Baccalaureate. Ethics for A-Level is of particular value to students and teachers, but Fisher and Dimmock’s precise and scholarly approach will appeal to anyone seeking a rigorous and lively introduction to the challenging subject of ethics. Tailored to the Ethics components of AQA Philosophy and OCR Religious Studies.