Nature, Reason, and the Good Life : Ethics for Human Beings.
At the centre of our ethical thought stands the human being. Facts about human nature determine the shape of ethical concepts in a variety of ways, and our pre-rational animal nature forms the basis of notions to do with rationality, virtue, and happiness, among other things. Nature, Reason, and the...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford :
OUP Oxford,
2011.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | At the centre of our ethical thought stands the human being. Facts about human nature determine the shape of ethical concepts in a variety of ways, and our pre-rational animal nature forms the basis of notions to do with rationality, virtue, and happiness, among other things. Nature, Reason, and the Good Life examines these themes while also arguing for the critical importance of language: only by attending to the social and empirical character of actual language use can wemake headway with a number of problems in ethics. Thus what counts as a good or bad reason for action depends on the purpo. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (209 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 0191619256 9780191729461 0191729469 9780191619250 |