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

• Autore: Haldane John
• Pubblicazione: Luton, : Andrews UK, 2011
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (409 p.)
• Disciplina: 160
• Soggetto topico: Deontic logic; Inference; Meaning (Philosophy); Philosophy & Religion; Ethics; Philosophy
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• 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....
• Titolo autorizzato: Practical Philosophy
• ISBN: 1-283-44536-0; 9786613445360; 1-84540-290-1
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910529455003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: St Andrews Studies in Philosophy and Public Affairs, 15