The ethics and mores of race [[electronic resource] ] : equality after the history of philosophy / / Naomi Zack
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Zack Naomi <1944->
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The ethics and mores of race [[electronic resource] ] : equality after the history of philosophy / / Naomi Zack
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| Pubblicazione: | Lanham, Md., : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, c2011 |
| Edizione: | First paperback edition. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (200 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 177/.5 |
| Soggetto topico: | Racism - Moral and ethical aspects - United States |
| Race discrimination - United States | |
| Social ethics - United States | |
| Racism | |
| Race discrimination | |
| Social ethics | |
| Manners and customs | |
| Soggetto geografico: | United States Social life and customs |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | 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. |
| Sommario/riassunto: | 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-first century. The dichotomy between ethics and mores has long aided the separation of what is right with ideas of equality. Zack tackles the co-existence of slavery with the c |
| Titolo autorizzato: | The ethics and mores of race |
| ISBN: | 1-4422-4912-9 |
| 1-283-16348-9 | |
| 9786613163486 | |
| 1-4422-1127-X | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910781318903321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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