Kekes The Morality of Pluralism

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ISBN: 978-1-4008-2110-5
Verlag: De Gruyter
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E-Book, Englisch, 238 Seiten

John Kekes is Professor of Philosophy and Public Policy at the State University of New York, Albany. He is author of Moral Tradition and Individuality (Princeton) and Facing Evil (Princeton).

Autoren/Hrsg.

Kekes, John

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Ethik, Moralphilosophie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgments

Ch. 1 Introduction: Setting the Stage 3

Ch. 2 The Six Theses of Pluralism 17

Ch. 3 The Plurality and Conditionality of Values 38

Ch. 4 The Unavoidability of Conflicts 53

Ch. 5 The Nature of Reasonable Conflict-Resolution 76

Ch. 6 The Possibilities of Life 99

Ch. 7 The Need for Limits 118

Ch. 8 The Prospects for Moral Progress 139

Ch. 9 Some Moral Implications of Pluralism: On There Being Some Limits Even to Morality 161

Ch. 10 Some Personal Implications of Pluralism: Innocence Lost and Regained 179

Ch. 11 Some Political Implications of Pluralism: The Conflict with Liberalism 199

Works Cited 219

Index 225

Über Autor(innen)

John Kekes is Professor of Philosophy and Public Policy at the State University of New York, Albany. He is author of Moral Tradition and Individuality (Princeton) and Facing Evil (Princeton).