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Record Nr.

UNINA9910529455003321

Autore

Haldane John

Titolo

Practical Philosophy [[electronic resource] ] : Ethics, Society and Culture

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Luton, : Andrews UK, 2011

ISBN

1-283-44536-0

9786613445360

1-84540-290-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (409 p.)

Collana

St Andrews Studies in Philosophy and Public Affairs, 15

Disciplina

160

Soggetti

Deontic logic

Inference

Meaning (Philosophy)

Philosophy & Religion

Ethics

Philosophy

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; Front Matter; Title Page; Publisher Information; Dedication; Quotes; Foreword; Preface; Introduction; Ethics; Practical Ethics; Persons and Values; Recognising Humanity; Ethics and the Human Body; Science, Knowledge and Virtue; Defence, Deterrence and the Taking of Life; Society; Families and Why they Matter; Political Theory and the Nature of Persons; The Individual, the State and the Common Good; Public Reason, Truth and Human Fellowship; Crime, Compensation and Social Solidarity; Culture; Private Life and Public Culture; Understanding Education

Cultural Theory and the Study of Human AffairsPhilosophy and the Restoration of Art; Back Matter; Acknowledgements; List of References; Also Available

Sommario/riassunto

In this wide ranging volume of philosophical essays John Haldane explores some central areas of social life and issues of intense academic and public debate. These include the question of ethical



relativism, fundamental issues in bioethics, the nature of individuals in relation to society, the common good, public judgement of prominent individuals, the nature and aims of education, cultural theory and the relation of philosophy to art and architecture....