Balance and Refinement
Beyond Coherence Methods of Moral Inquiry
Published on 5. December 2006
260 pages
978-1-134-95232-8 (ISBN)
Description
We all have moral beliefs. But what if one beleif conflicts with another?
DePaul argues that we have to make our beliefs cohere, but that the current coherence methods are seriously flawed. It is not just the arguments that need to be considered in moral enquiry. DePaul asserts that the ability to make sensitive moral judgements is vital to any philosophical inquiry into morality. The inquirer must consider how her life experiences and experiences with literature, film and theatre have influenced her capacity for making moral judgments and attempt to ensure that this capacity is neither naive nor corrupted.
DePaul argues that we have to make our beliefs cohere, but that the current coherence methods are seriously flawed. It is not just the arguments that need to be considered in moral enquiry. DePaul asserts that the ability to make sensitive moral judgements is vital to any philosophical inquiry into morality. The inquirer must consider how her life experiences and experiences with literature, film and theatre have influenced her capacity for making moral judgments and attempt to ensure that this capacity is neither naive nor corrupted.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
File size
2,18 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-134-95232-8 (9781134952328)
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Person
DePaul, Michael R.
Content
Preface, Inrtroduction, Part 1 Strategy, Chapter 1. The Method of Reflective Equilibrium and the No Contact with Reality Objection. Chapter 2. A Strategy for Defending a Method of Moral Inquiry. Part 2: Rationality, Chapter 3. The Case for the Rationality of Radical Reflective. Chapter 4. Naivete, Corruption and the Method of Balance and Refinement. Part 3: Warrant, Chapter 5. A Perceptual Model for the Warrant of Moral Beleifs. Rationality of Radical Reflective
