What Is Good And Why
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What Is Good And Why
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Author : Richard Kraut
language : en
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Release Date : 2007-04-30
What Is Good And Why written by Richard Kraut and has been published by Harvard University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-04-30 with Philosophy categories.
What is good, how do we know, and how important is it? In this book, one of our most respected analytical philosophers reorients these questions around the notion of what causes human beings to flourish. Observing that we can sensibly address what is good for plants and animals no less than what is good for people, Kraut applies a general principle to the entire living world: what is good for complex organisms consists in the exercise of their natural powers.
Economics Of Good And Evil
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Author : Tomas Sedlacek
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2011-07-01
Economics Of Good And Evil written by Tomas Sedlacek 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 2011-07-01 with Business & Economics categories.
Tomas Sedlacek has shaken the study of economics as few ever have. Named one of the "Young Guns" and one of the "five hot minds in economics" by the Yale Economic Review, he serves on the National Economic Council in Prague, where his provocative writing has achieved bestseller status. How has he done it? By arguing a simple, almost heretical proposition: economics is ultimately about good and evil. In The Economics of Good and Evil, Sedlacek radically rethinks his field, challenging our assumptions about the world. Economics is touted as a science, a value-free mathematical inquiry, he writes, but it's actually a cultural phenomenon, a product of our civilization. It began within philosophy--Adam Smith himself not only wrote The Wealth of Nations, but also The Theory of Moral Sentiments--and economics, as Sedlacek shows, is woven out of history, myth, religion, and ethics. "Even the most sophisticated mathematical model," Sedlacek writes, "is, de facto, a story, a parable, our effort to (rationally) grasp the world around us." Economics not only describes the world, but establishes normative standards, identifying ideal conditions. Science, he claims, is a system of beliefs to which we are committed. To grasp the beliefs underlying economics, he breaks out of the field's confines with a tour de force exploration of economic thinking, broadly defined, over the millennia. He ranges from the epic of Gilgamesh and the Old Testament to the emergence of Christianity, from Descartes and Adam Smith to the consumerism in Fight Club. Throughout, he asks searching meta-economic questions: What is the meaning and the point of economics? Can we do ethically all that we can do technically? Does it pay to be good? Placing the wisdom of philosophers and poets over strict mathematical models of human behavior, Sedlacek's groundbreaking work promises to change the way we calculate economic value.
Good Things To Do
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Author : Rüdiger Bittner
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2023
Good Things To Do written by Rüdiger Bittner 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 2023 with Philosophy categories.
Rüdiger Bittner argues that the aim of thinking about what to do, of practical reason, is to find, not what we ought to do, but what it is good to do under the circumstances. Neither under prudence nor under morality are there things we ought to do. There is no warrant for the idea of our being required, by natural law or by our rationality, to do either what helps us attain our ends or what is right for moral reasons. While common moral understanding is committed to there being things we ought to do and to our being guilty and deserving blame if we fail to do them, we can lay aside these notions without loss, indeed with benefit. The volume also explains what it is for something to be good to do under the circumstances and argues for understanding practical reason in these terms. What is good to do we find by experience: what we go through teaches us what helps and what hinders, and helps us figure out what is prudentially useful and what is morally right to do-although ultimately this difference itself gives way, and morality turns out to be a part of prudence.
Philosophy What It Is And Why We Need It
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language : en
Publisher: Tom Blackstone
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Philosophy What It Is And Why We Need It written by and has been published by Tom Blackstone this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on with categories.
The Meaning Of Good
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Author : G. Lowes Dickinson
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2016-03-22
The Meaning Of Good written by G. Lowes Dickinson and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-03-22 with Philosophy categories.
First published in 1937, this book presents itself as a philosophic dialogue, starting with the diversity of men’s ideas about Good. In the first part, it considers the creation and criteria of Good and its relation to truth, pleasure and happiness. In the second part, the book examines some kinds of Good, pointing out their defects and limitations, and suggesting the character of Good which we might hold to be perfect. The topic of the book is treated both philosophically and practically making it intriguing reading.
Justice In Love
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Author : Nicholas Wolterstorff
language : en
Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
Release Date : 2015-05-15
Justice In Love written by Nicholas Wolterstorff and has been published by Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-05-15 with Family & Relationships categories.
Adriaan Koerbagh A Light Shining In Dark Places To Illuminate The Main Questions Of Theology And Religion
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Author : Adriaan Koerbagh
language : en
Publisher: BRILL
Release Date : 2011-11-11
Adriaan Koerbagh A Light Shining In Dark Places To Illuminate The Main Questions Of Theology And Religion written by Adriaan Koerbagh and has been published by BRILL this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-11-11 with History categories.
This book is the first English edition of a major critique of organized religion. A rational plea for tolerance and free thought, Adriaan Koerbagh's A Light Shining in Dark Places (1668) demolishes the authority of the Christian revelation and the churches.
What Is The Trinity And Why Does It Matter
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Author : Steve Dancause
language : en
Publisher: MennoMedia, Inc.
Release Date : 2020-03-31
What Is The Trinity And Why Does It Matter written by Steve Dancause and has been published by MennoMedia, Inc. this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-03-31 with Religion categories.
How is the one God also three persons? How is Jesus fully God and fully human? Who in the world should we pray to? And why does any of it matter? Steve Dancause offers a succinct and profound investigation into how what we think about God as Trinity matters in our faith, our work, and our love. It matters because the walls of our churches are cracking around us. We can keep patching things up, but it is better to go to the foundation and do the hard digging. With the right foundation, the structure holds, and it stands the test of eternity. And it is only in Jesus, and the Trinity he reveals to us, that we build our lives on solid rock. Let’s dig down together. The Jesus Way: Small Books of Radical Faith delve into big questions about God’s work in the world. These concise, practical books are deeply rooted in Anabaptist theology. Crafted by a diverse community of internationally renowned scholars, pastors, and practitioners, The Jesus Way series helps readers deepen their faith in Christ and enliven their witness. Accessible Jesus-centered theology from an Anabaptist perspective Designed for use by individual readers, small groups, and Christian education classes Glossary of terms and discussion and reflection questions in each volume
Happy People Pills For All
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Author : Mark Walker
language : en
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Release Date : 2013-03-01
Happy People Pills For All written by Mark Walker 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 2013-03-01 with Medical categories.
Happy-People-Pills for All explores current theories of happiness while demonstrating the need to develop advanced pharmacological agents for the enhancement of our capacity for happiness and wellbeing. Presents the first detailed exploration of the enhancement of happiness A controversial yet rigorous argument that demonstrates the moral imperative for the development and mass distribution of ‘happy-pills’, to promote the wellbeing of the individual and society Brings together the philosophy, psychology and biology of happiness Maps the development of the next generation of positive mood pharmacology Offers a corrective to contemporary accounts of happiness
The Works Of The Right Rev William Beveridge With A Memoir Of The Author And Critical Examination Of The Writings By T H Horne
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Author : William Beveridge
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1824
The Works Of The Right Rev William Beveridge With A Memoir Of The Author And Critical Examination Of The Writings By T H Horne written by William Beveridge and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1824 with categories.