The fruitfulness of normative concepts /
"Can philosophical concepts do real work in improving our world? Should we, when evaluating competing understandings of concepts like 'justice,' 'empowerment,' and 'solidarity,' take into account whether these different understandings can actually help us to fight...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY :
Oxford University Press,
[2025]
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | "Can philosophical concepts do real work in improving our world? Should we, when evaluating competing understandings of concepts like 'justice,' 'empowerment,' and 'solidarity,' take into account whether these different understandings can actually help us to fight injustice, empower the oppressed, and promote solidarity between people? The Fruitfulness of Normative Concepts is the first book-length attempt to argue that the answer to both of these questions is an emphatic "yes." In doing so, it provides a bold new defense of a tight relationship between philosophical theory and practice. This book advances the view that moral and political philosophers should be interested in the "fruitfulness" of normative concepts - how well they help us to solve practical problems that we inevitably face as human beings interacting with one another"-- Provided by publisher. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (unpaged) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 019763382X 9780197633830 0197633838 9780197633823 9780197633816 0197633811 |