Morality And Human Nature
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Morality And Human Nature
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Author : Robert Mcshea
language : en
Publisher: Temple University Press
Release Date : 1990-12-06
Morality And Human Nature written by Robert Mcshea and has been published by Temple University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1990-12-06 with Philosophy categories.
Plato asked, "How shall a man live?" In this volume, Robert J. McShea offers an important, serious, and controversial answer to that perennial question. In this inquiry into the origins of human values, the author argues that values are based on emotions rather than on reason. The human ability to recall the past, to imagine future consequences of actions, and to be aware simultaneously of present, past, and probable future feelings form the basis of moral judgments. What is truly valuable to humans is a consequence of their species nature; thus, moral theory is the study of that nature. This is what McShea calls the human nature tradition, from "know thyself": to "the noblest study of man is man." Using ethology (studies of animal behavior), the author seeks to remind the reader of the significance of species being to the understanding of all creatures, and thus of ourselves. In viewing moral values as arising from human nature, McShea challenges a number of influential theories-notably, the belief that values are products of culture. Written out of a growing sense that our society finds itself in a moral and social limbo, Morality and Human Nature aurges that we start afresh and calls us to a continual reassessment of mores and social practices in the light of their adaptability to human feeling.
The British Moralists On Human Nature And The Birth Of Secular Ethics
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Author : Michael B. Gill
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2006-07-31
The British Moralists On Human Nature And The Birth Of Secular Ethics written by Michael B. Gill 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 2006-07-31 with Philosophy categories.
Uncovering the historical roots of naturalistic, secular contemporary ethics, in this volume Michael Gill shows how the British moralists of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries completed a Copernican revolution in moral philosophy. They effected a shift from thinking of morality as independent of human nature to thinking of it as part of human nature itself. He also shows how the British Moralists - sometimes inadvertently, sometimes by design - disengaged ethical thinking, first from distinctly Christian ideas and then from theistic commitments altogether. Examining in detail the arguments of Whichcote, Cudworth, Shaftesbury, and Hutcheson against Calvinist conceptions of original sin and egoistic conceptions of human motivation, Gill also demonstrates how Hume combined the ideas of earlier British moralists with his own insights to produce an account of morality and human nature that undermined some of his predecessors' most deeply held philosophical goals.
Aristotle S Ethics
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Author : Hope May
language : en
Publisher: A&C Black
Release Date : 2010-04-22
Aristotle S Ethics written by Hope May and has been published by A&C Black this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-04-22 with Philosophy categories.
Examines Aristotle's views on ethics and human nature, an issue central to the thought of this hugely important and influential philosopher.
The Roots Of Morality
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Author : Maxine Sheets-Johnstone
language : en
Publisher: Penn State Press
Release Date : 2010-11-01
The Roots Of Morality written by Maxine Sheets-Johnstone and has been published by Penn State Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-11-01 with Philosophy categories.
Darwinian Natural Right
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Author : Larry Arnhart
language : en
Publisher: SUNY Press
Release Date : 1998-01-01
Darwinian Natural Right written by Larry Arnhart and has been published by SUNY Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998-01-01 with Science categories.
This book shows how Darwinian biology supports an Aristotelian view of ethics as rooted in human nature. Defending a conception of "Darwinian natural right" based on the claim that the good is the desirable, the author argues that there are at least twenty natural desires that are universal to all human societies because they are based in human biology. The satisfaction of these natural desires constitutes a universal standard for judging social practice as either fulfilling or frustrating human nature, although prudence is required in judging what is best for particular circumstances. The author studies the familial bonding of parents and children and the conjugal bonding of men and women as illustrating social behavior that conforms to Darwinian natural right. He also studies slavery and psychopathy as illustrating social behavior that contradicts Darwinian natural right. He argues as well that the natural moral sense does not require religious belief, although such belief can sometimes reinforce the dictates of nature.
Human Nature As The Basis Of Morality And Society In Early Modern Philosophy
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Author : Juhana Lemetti
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2007
Human Nature As The Basis Of Morality And Society In Early Modern Philosophy written by Juhana Lemetti and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with Ethics categories.
Human Nature And Morals According To Auguste Comte
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Author : John Kells Ingram
language : en
Publisher: Legare Street Press
Release Date : 2023-07-18
Human Nature And Morals According To Auguste Comte written by John Kells Ingram and has been published by Legare Street Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-07-18 with categories.
This book provides a detailed analysis of human nature and morality according to the teachings of Auguste Comte, a prominent philosopher of the 19th century. With insights into the nature of happiness, virtue, and the human condition, this book is an essential read for anyone interested in philosophy and ethics. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
The Battle For Human Nature Science Morality And Modern Life
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Author : Barry Schwartz
language : en
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Release Date : 1987-08-17
The Battle For Human Nature Science Morality And Modern Life written by Barry Schwartz and has been published by W. W. Norton & Company this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1987-08-17 with Philosophy categories.
“Provocative and richly textured. . . .Schwartz’s analyses of the inadequacies of contemporary scientific views of human nature are compelling, but the consequences are even more worthy of note.” —Los Angeles Times Out of the investigations and speculations of contemporary science, a challenging view of human behavior and society has emerged and gained strength. It is a view that equates “human nature” utterly and unalterably with the pursuit of self-interest. Influenced by this view, people increasingly appeal to natural imperatives, instead of moral ones, to explain and justify their actions and those of others.
The Story Of Ethics
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Author : Kelly James Clark
language : en
Publisher: Pearson
Release Date : 2003
The Story Of Ethics written by Kelly James Clark and has been published by Pearson this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with Ethics categories.
This book provides readers with an excellent introduction to the history of ethics. The authors examine the ethical philosophies of prominent Western thinkers--from the ancients through the twentieth century--within the context of their views of human nature and human fulfillment. They do so in a way that is both accessible and engaging without sacrificing the profundity of the issues raised. A five-part organization covers the Homeric tradition, the Sophists, Plato, Aristotle, Christianity, Neoplatonism, Augustine, the Euthyphro problem, revolutions and reformations, Thomas Hobbes, David Hume, Immanuel Kant, Mary Wollstonecraft, Hegelianism and Materialism, Karl Marx, John Stuart Mill, Soren Kierkegaard, Darwinism, Friedrich Nietzsche, G. E. Moore, A.J. Ayer, Jean-Paul Sartre, Elizabeth Anscombe, John Rawls, Alasdair MacIntyre, Carol Gilligan, Richard Rorty, and a conclusion about human nature, morality & fulfillment. For individuals who want to better formulate their own answers and frame their own decisions, both large and small, within the all important context of what it means to flourish as a human being.
The Moral Powers
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Author : P. M. S. Hacker
language : en
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Release Date : 2021-04-30
The Moral Powers written by P. M. S. Hacker and has been published by John Wiley & Sons this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-04-30 with Philosophy categories.
A milestone in the study of value in human life and thought, written by one of the world’s preeminent living philosophers The Moral Powers: A Study of Human Nature is a philosophical investigation of the moral potentialities and sensibilities of human beings, of the meaning of human life, and of the place of death in life. It is an essay in philosophical anthropology: the study of the conceptual framework in terms of which we think about, speak about, and investigate homo sapiens as a social and cultural animal. This volume examines the diversity of values in human life and the place of moral value within the varieties of values. Its subject is the nature of good and evil and our propensity to virtue and vice. Acting as the culmination of five decades of reflection on the philosophy of mind, epistemology, ethics, and human nature, this volume: Concludes Hacker’s acclaimed Human Nature tetralogy: Human Nature: The Categorial Framework, The Intellectual Powers: A Study of Human Nature, and The Passions: A Study of Human Nature Discusses traditional ideas about ethical value and addresses misconceptions held by philosophers, psychologists, and cognitive neuroscientists The Moral Powers: A Study of Human Nature is required reading philosophers of mind, ethicists, psychologists, cognitive neuroscientists, and any general reader wanting to understand the nature of value and the place of ethics in human lives.