Kekes, John
Enjoyment : The Moral Significance of Styles of Life
understanding than the futile search for general theories and principles that preoccupies much of contemporary moral thought.
Enjoyment proceeds by the detailed examination of particular cases, shows how this kind of reflection can be reasonably conducted, and how the quest for universality and impartiality is misguided in this context. Central to the argument is a practical, particular, pluralistic, and yet objective conception of reason that rejects the pervasive contemporary tendency to regard reasons as good only if they are binding on all who aspire to live reasonably and morally. Reason in morality is
neither theoretical nor general. Reasons for living and acting in particular ways are individually variable and none the worse for that.
Kekes aims to reorient moral thought from deontological, contractarian, and consequentialist preoccupations toward a reasonable but pluralistic reflection on what individuals can do to make their lives better. -
Nyckelord: PHILOSOPHY / General PHI000000
- Författare
- Kekes, John
- Utgivare
- Oxford University Press
- Utgivningsår
- 2008
- Språk
- en
- Utgåva
- 1
- Kategori
- Filosofi
- Format
- E-bok
- eISBN (PDF)
- 9780191563126