The ethics of social roles /
This volume aims to demonstrate the central importance of social roles to moral philosophy. Topics include social roles in the history of philosophy, the origins of social roles' normative force, the relevance of instititions, and the connection between roles and wellbeing.
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford, United Kingdom :
Oxford University Press,
2023.
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| Edition: | First edition. |
| Series: | Engaging philosophy.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
Table of Contents:
- An overview of social roles and their ethics / Alex Barber and Sean Cordell
- Tempted like Achilles: reflections on roles and role-recalcitrance in ancient and modern ethics / Sophie Grace Chappell
- Roles and virtues: which is more important for Confucian women? / Jing Iris Hu
- John Dewey's analysis of moral agency as pragmatist role ethics / John Simons
- A good doctor but a bad person?: a puzzle for role ethics from Løgstrup / Robert Stern
- All together now: when is a role obligation morally bindind? / Erin Taylor
- The part we play: social group membership as a role / Tracy Isaacs
- Explaining role-based reasons / Reid Blackman
- Role ethics and institutional functions / Sean Cordell
- Role obligations to alter role obligations / Stephanie Collins
- Are obligations of friendship role obligations? / Diane Jeske
- My job and its requirements / Thomas H. Smith
- Three relations between roles and the good / Samuel Clark
- Participatory wellbeing and roles / Alex Barber
- Virtuous chameleons: social roles, integrity, and the value of compartmentalization / Luke Brunning.