Practical Guilt
P. S. Greenspan(Author)
Oxford University Press Inc
Published on 12. January 1995
Book
Hardback
258 pages
978-0-19-508762-8 (ISBN)
Description
This treatise argues that dilemmas may be regarded as possible consequences of a set of social rules designed to be simple enough to be teachable. Where these rules prohibit action either way, the problematic motivational force of dilemmas can be explained by reference to the role of emotion as a second-best substitute for action. Since, on the proposed account, emotions underpin the teachings of moral language, the author shows how emotional capacities can affect the very content of morality by providing its motivational force.
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Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
College/higher education
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ISBN-13
978-0-19-508762-8 (9780195087628)
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