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Autore |
Zack Naomi <1944-> |
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Titolo |
The ethics and mores of race [[electronic resource] ] : equality after the history of philosophy / / Naomi Zack |
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Lanham, Md., : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, c2011 |
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ISBN |
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1-4422-4912-9 |
1-283-16348-9 |
9786613163486 |
1-4422-1127-X |
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Edizione |
[First paperback edition.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (200 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Racism - Moral and ethical aspects - United States |
Race discrimination - United States |
Social ethics - United States |
Racism |
Race discrimination |
Social ethics |
Manners and customs |
United States Social life and customs |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Introduction : ethics, mores, and race -- Plato's and Aristotle's invention of ethics -- Cosmopolitan contributions to an ethics of race -- Natural law and inequality -- Moral law and slavery -- Christian metaphysics and inequality -- Social contract theory and the sovereign nation state -- Deontology, utilitarianism, and rights -- Conclusion : egalitarian humanism and requirements for an ethics of race. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Preeminent philosopher, Naomi Zack, brings us an indispensable work in the ethics of race through an inquiry into the history of moral philosophy. Beginning with Plato and a philosophical tradition that has largely ignored race, The Ethics and Mores of Race: Equality After the History of Philosophy enters into a web of ideas, ethics, and morals that untangle our evolving ideas of racial equality straight into the twenty- |
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