Discourse and Knowledge

Defence of a Collectivist Ethics
1. Auflage 1998
ISBN: 978-0-415-18544-8
Verlag: Taylor & Francis

Buch, Englisch, 176 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 240 g

Ethical disagreement is a fact of social life. We disagree about issues such as abortion, euthanasia, the meaning of justice and the treatment of animals, and our debates often fail to reach a consensus. Some philosophers think that this means there is no objective knowledge about morality. Discourse and Knowledge takes a radically different approach to the defence of ethical rationality. It claims that there is a correct solution to ethical controversies, but that ethical decisions have to be made collectively.
Written specifically for those studying or teaching ethics or moral theory,Discourse and Knowledge will also be ideal for those on courses on social theory, ethics or feminist philosophy.

Zielgruppe

Undergraduate

Autoren/Hrsg.

Thompson, Janna

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Ethik, Moralphilosophie
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Moderne Philosophische Disziplinen Philosophie des Geistes, Neurophilosophie
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Angewandte Ethik & Soziale Verantwortung

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introducing ethical collectivism, PART I. Ethical disagreement: the problem and its cause, 1. Can ethics be rational? The problem of disagreement, 2. Discourse ethics and the critique of monology, 3. The nature of moral judgment: a moral-psychological inquiry, PART II. Ethical reasoning from a collectivist point of view, 4. Requirements of ethical reasoning: critical discourse, 5. Requirements of ethical reasoning: constructive discourse, PART III. Ethical collectivism and ethical agency, 6. Conscience, authenticity and collective decision-making, Notes, Bibliography, Index

Über Autor(innen)

Janna Thompson is Senior Lecturer in Philosophy at La Trobe University, She is the author ofJustice and World Order:A Philosophical Inquiry,also published by Routledge.