Works Righteousness : Material Practice in Ethical Theory.
Works Righteousness explores the ways that different ethical theories relate to what people actually do. Peterson argues that the most dominant philosophical and religious approaches have largely ignored practice, assuming that internal mental states are what matter for ethics and that ideas and pra...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford :
Oxford University Press USA - OSO,
2020.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | Works Righteousness explores the ways that different ethical theories relate to what people actually do. Peterson argues that the most dominant philosophical and religious approaches have largely ignored practice, assuming that internal mental states are what matter for ethics and that ideas and practices are related in a simple, linear fashion. However, some alternative models, including pragmatism, Marxism, and religious pacifism, present a more complex view of the relations between values and practices. These traditions show how attention to practices opens up new ways of thinking about mor. |
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| Item Description: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (265 p.) |
| ISBN: | 9780197532256 019753225X |