The Architecture Of Blame And Praise
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The Architecture Of Blame And Praise
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Author : David Shoemaker
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2024-09-17
The Architecture Of Blame And Praise written by David Shoemaker 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 2024-09-17 with Philosophy categories.
Many philosophers assume that to be a responsible agent is to be an apt target of responses like blame and praise. But what do these responses consist of, precisely? And do they really belong together, simply negative and positive symmetrical counterparts of each other? While there has been a lot of philosophical work on the nature of blame over the past 15 years--yielding multiple conflicting theories--there has been little on the nature of praise. Indeed, those few who have investigated praise--including both philosophers and psychologists--have concluded that it is quite different in some respects than blame, and that the two in fact may not be symmetrical counterparts at all. In this book, David Shoemaker offers the first detailed deep-dive into the complicated nature of blame and praise, teasing out their many varieties while defending a general symmetry between them. The book provides a thorough normative grounding for the many types and modes of blame and praise, albeit one that never appeals to desert or the metaphysics of free will. The volume draws from moral philosophy, moral psychology, the philosophy and psychology of humor, the psychology of personality disorders, and experimental economics. The many original contributions in the book include: the presentation and defense of a new functionalist theory of the entire interpersonal blame and praise system; the revelation of a heretofore unrecognized kind of blame; a discussion of how the capacities and impairments of narcissists tell an important story about the symmetrical structure of the blame/praise system; an investigation into the blame/praise emotions and their aptness conditions; an exploration into the key differences between other-blame and self-blame; and an argument drawn from economic games for why desert is unnecessary to render apt the ways in which blame sometimes sanctions.
Praise And Blame
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Author : Daniel N. Robinson
language : en
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Release Date : 2009-04-11
Praise And Blame written by Daniel N. Robinson and has been published by Princeton University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-04-11 with Philosophy categories.
How should a prize be awarded after a horse race? Should it go to the best rider, the best person, or the one who finishes first? To what extent are bystanders blameworthy when they do nothing to prevent harm? Are there any objective standards of moral responsibility with which to address such perennial questions? In this fluidly written and lively book, Daniel Robinson takes on the prodigious task of setting forth the contours of praise and blame. He does so by mounting an important and provocative new defense of a radical theory of moral realism and offering a critical appraisal of prevailing alternatives such as determinism and behaviorism and of their conceptual shortcomings. The version of moral realism that arises from Robinson's penetrating inquiry--an inquiry steeped in Aristotelian ethics but deeply informed by modern scientific knowledge of human cognition--is independent of cognition and emotion. At the same time, Robinson carefully explores how such human attributes succeed or fail in comprehending real moral properties. Through brilliant analyses of constitutional and moral luck, of biosocial and genetic versions of psychological determinism, and of relativistic-anthropological accounts of variations in moral precepts, he concludes that none of these conceptions accounts either for the nature of moral properties or the basis upon which they could be known. Ultimately, the theory that Robinson develops preserves moral properties even while acknowledging the conditions that undermine the powers of human will.
Wisecracks
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Author : David Shoemaker
language : en
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Release Date : 2024-05
Wisecracks written by David Shoemaker and has been published by University of Chicago Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-05 with Philosophy categories.
"Humor enriches our lives, but it can also raise moral trouble. Is humor that relies on deception, maliciousness, or stereotyping always immoral? Does motive matter in determining the moral value of a joke? Why are certain topics out of bounds for humor? In Wisecracks, philosopher David Shoemaker delves into the fascinating relationship between humor and morality in our everyday lives. In this book, Shoemaker sets aside the crafted forms of humor we find in comedy specials, TV skits, and more and focuses on the informal, improvised wit that occurs in interpersonal relationships-such as teasing, mockery, and pranks-known as wisecracks. The key difference between wisecracks and jokes? Jokes are told, whereas wisecracks are made. Sometimes wisecracks involve lying, sometimes they are mean, and sometimes they play on racial or sexual stereotypes. Shoemaker untangles the intricate threads of when and why these immoral qualities are or aren't acceptable in humor. In showing how a well-developed sense of morality is central to a good sense of humor (and how to develop each), Wisecracks makes the case for how humor can heal, even when it takes a hurtful form"--
Self Blame And Moral Responsibility
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Author : Andreas Brekke Carlsson
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2022-05-12
Self Blame And Moral Responsibility written by Andreas Brekke Carlsson 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 2022-05-12 with Philosophy categories.
New essays by leading moral philosophers on the nature and ethics of self-blame, and its connections to moral responsibility.
The Country House In English Renaissance Poetry
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Author : William Alexander McClung
language : en
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Release Date : 2023-11-15
The Country House In English Renaissance Poetry written by William Alexander McClung and has been published by Univ of California Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-11-15 with Literary Criticism categories.
The Country House in English Renaissance Poetry explores a unique literary genre that emerged during the seventeenth century, celebrating the ideals of the English manor estate while critiquing the societal shifts that threatened its values. These poems, written by figures such as Ben Jonson, Andrew Marvell, Robert Herrick, and Thomas Carew, praise the virtues of traditional manorial life—hospitality, responsibility, and order—set against the backdrop of expansive and ostentatious estates built by political elites of the Elizabethan and Jacobean periods. By juxtaposing the modest yet harmonious homes of families like the Sidneys of Penshurst against the grandiose mansions of newly affluent courtiers, these works reflect a nostalgia for a simpler, more virtuous era, tied to a hierarchical and agrarian ideal. The book examines the classical and social influences on the genre, tracing its roots to Roman poets like Martial and its connections to the myth of the Golden Age. It also delves into the architectural and societal contexts of the period, demonstrating how poets critiqued modern extravagance and upheld the moral prestige of country living. Through a detailed analysis of seminal works, the study reveals how these poets used the country house as both a symbol of cultural stability and a stage for their critiques of contemporary life, blending aesthetic appreciation with social commentary. The genre, deeply intertwined with notions of labor, productivity, and divine order, serves as a lens through which to view the changing dynamics of seventeenth-century England. This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1977.
Oxford Studies In Agency And Responsibility Volume 1
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Author : David Shoemaker
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2013-08-08
Oxford Studies In Agency And Responsibility Volume 1 written by David Shoemaker 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 2013-08-08 with Law categories.
This book discusses questions such as: what does it mean to be an agent? what is the relation between moral and criminal responsibility? and what do various psychological disorders tell us about agency and responsibility?
Journal Of The Royal Institute Of British Architects
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Author : Royal Institute of British Architects
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1954
Journal Of The Royal Institute Of British Architects written by Royal Institute of British Architects and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1954 with Architecture categories.
The Architecture Of Humanism A Study In The History Of Taste
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Author : Geoffrey Scott
language : en
Publisher: Read Books Ltd
Release Date : 2013-05-31
The Architecture Of Humanism A Study In The History Of Taste written by Geoffrey Scott and has been published by Read Books Ltd this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-05-31 with History categories.
The Architecture of Humanism offers a brilliant analysis of the theories and ideas behind much of nineteenth- and twentieth-century architecture. It discusses the classical tradition as reflected in the architecture of Renaissance and Baroque Italy and the role given the human body in that tradition. It is recommended reading for all architecture students, and essential for those interested in the revival of classical architecture.
A Theory Of Freedom
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Author : Philip Pettit
language : en
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Release Date : 2013-05-31
A Theory Of Freedom written by Philip Pettit 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 2013-05-31 with Philosophy categories.
This innovative approach to freedom starts from an account of what we mean by describing someone, in a psychological vein, as a free subject. Pettit develops an argument as to what it is that makes someone free in that basic sense; and then goes on to derive the implications of the approach for issues of freedom in political theory. Freedom in the subject is equated with the person's being fit to be held responsible and to be authorized as a partner in interaction. This book is unique among contemporary approaches - although it is true to the spirit of classical writers like Hobbes and Kant - in seeking a theory that applies to psychological issues of free agency and free will as well as to political issues in the theory of the free state and the free constitution. The driving thesis is that it is only by connecting up the different issues of freedom, psychological and political, that we can fully appreciate the nature of the questions involved, and the requirements for their resolution. The book does not not seek a comprehensive reach just for its own sake, but rather for the sake of the illumination it provides. A Theory of Freedom is a ground-breaking volume which will be of wide interest to scholars and students in political philosophy and political science.
The Architectural Magazine
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1838
The Architectural Magazine written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1838 with Architecture categories.