
The Triumph of Practice over Theory in Ethics
James P. Sterba(Author)
Oxford University Press Inc
Published on 6. January 2005
Book
Paperback/Softback
224 pages
978-0-19-513285-4 (ISBN)
Description
This book combines the two most common approaches used to introduce students or general readers to ethics: the historical and the applied. Using these approaches, Sterba examines traditional ethical theories and disagreements, exploring Aristotelian, Kantian, and utilitarian ethics, as well as their contemporary defenders. But rather than focusing on formal aspects of these views, Sterba applies the best practical arguments from each of these perspectives to a variety of moral problems, such as sexual harassment, affirmative action, and international terrorism and the second Iraqi war.
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Advance Praise: "This is a book that initiates an important debate by challenging the beliefs of moral philosophers about the implications of their theoretical disagreements. Much of importance turns on Sterba's provocative thesis that he has understood our views a great deal better than we have understood them ourselves, whether we are Aristotelians, Kantians, or utilitarians. It is a book not only for philosophers, but also for students of conflictresolution. Sterba's enterprise is one for which we can all be grateful, whatever our final verdict on it."--Alasdair MacIntyre, University of Notre Dame
Advance Praise: "This is a book that initiates an important debate by challenging the beliefs of moral philosophers about the implications of their theoretical disagreements. Much of importance turns on Sterba's provocative thesis that he has understood our views a great deal better than we have understood them ourselves, whether we are Aristotelians, Kantians, or utilitarians. It is a book not only for philosophers, but also for students of conflict
resolution. Sterba's enterprise is one for which we can all be grateful, whatever our final verdict on it."--Alasdair MacIntyre, University of Notre Dame
"Using concrete detail in application to actual cases, James Sterba gives all of us reason to reflect on the question of how far our differences in moral theory prevent us from seeing how we might come together on important matters of moral practice."-Peter Railton, University of Michigan
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Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 209 mm
Width: 139 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
268 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-513285-4 (9780195132854)
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The Triumph of Practice over Theory in Ethics
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Content
1: Introduction 2: Aristotelians and Kantians and the Justification for Morality 3: Kantians and Utilitarians, and the Poor, Disadvantaged, Innocent 4: Kantians and Utilitarians and the Moral Status of Nonhuman Life Philosophical Interlude: 5: Understanding, Explaining, and Eliminating Sexual Harassment 6: Defending Affirmative Action, Defending Preferences 7: International Terrorism and Iraqi War II 8: Conclusion Notes Selected Bibliography Index