Pubbl/distr/stampa	London : , : Equinox Publishing, , [2009]-
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource
Disciplina	105
Soggetto topico	Philosophy, Comparative Philosophy, European Art - Philosophy Literature - Philosophy
Soggetto genere / forma	Periodicals.
ISSN	1757-0646
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Periodico
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Altri titoli varianti	CCP
Record Nr.	UNISA-996217366303316

Pubbl/distr/stampa	Paris : , : L'Harmattan, , [2010]
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (312 p.)
Disciplina	801
Collana	La librairie des humanites
Soggetto topico	Literature - Philosophy Intersubjectivity in literature Discourse analysis, Narrative Fictions, Theory of
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	fre
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910788440703321

Autore	Davis Thomas D. <1941->
Pubbl/distr/stampa	Chichester, England : , : Wiley Blackwell, , 2014
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (448 p.)
Disciplina	809.3/9353
Collana	Blackwell Philosophy Anthologies
Soggetto topico	Ethics in literature Fiction - History and criticism Literature - Philosophy Ethics
Soggetto genere / forma	Electronic books.
ISBN	1-118-62521-8 1-118-62535-8
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	Contemporary Moral and Social Issues: An Introduction through Original Fiction, Discussion, and Readings; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Source Acknowledgments; Part I Introduction Values; 1 Values: Fiction; Too Much; Questions; 2 Values: Discussion; Too Much; Values; Personal Values; Some distinctions; Happiness as the ultimate personal value; Happiness research; Other personal values; Moral Values; Moral values/issues in the story; What are moral values?; Biased moral reasoning; Notes and selected sources; Definitions; Questions; 3 Values: Readings Claudia Wallis writes about the "new science of happiness"Robert Nozick discusses his case of the "experience machine"; Jonathan Glover discusses the dual values of happiness and flourishing; Patrick Grim asks what makes a life good, distinguishing between "lives to envy" and "lives to admire"; Louis P. Pojman, Richard Joyce and Shaun Nichols give their views on what morality is; Jonathan haidt discusses biases in our moral reasoning; Part II Moral Theory; 4 Moral Theory: Fiction; Long Live the King; Questions; 5 Moral Theory: Discussion; Long Live the King; Religious ethics; God and the good The God perspectiveUtilitarianism and rights; Utilitarianism; A first look at rights; The idealized human perspective; Aristotle and virtue ethics; Kant and universalizability; Rawls and the ideal agent; The unidealized human perspective; Evolutionary ethics; Basic social contract theory; Moral libertarianism; Notes and selected sources; Definitions; Questions; Appendix: moral relativism; What's supposed to be relative?; Cultural relativism; Individual relativism/moral subjectivism; Notes and selected sources; Definitions; Questions; 6 Moral Theory: Readings Jeremy Bentham presents a classic statement of the principle of utilityJohn Stuart Mill argues that there are higher and lower forms of happiness; Peter Singer discusses what ethics is and offers a justification for a utilitarian ethic; Immanuel Kant argues that ethics is based on "the categorical imperative"; John Rawls argues that from an original position of equality we would reject utilitarianism in favor of his two principles of justice; Robert Nozick discusses the moral principles behind his political libertarianism Jeremy Waldron discusses the concept of human rights and gives an argument for "welfare rights"Aristotle analyzes happiness as a life lived according to virtue; Jonathan Haidt discusses virtue ethics in the context of positive psychology; Jean Grimshaw discusses the idea of a female ethic, reviewing some contemporary writers on the subject; Simon Blackburn warns against confusions we should avoid if we read popular literature on ethics and evolution; George Lakoff describes two forms of Christianity that parallel two different models of the family James Rachels discusses "the challenge of cultural relativism"
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910465599103321

Autore	Norris Christopher
Pubbl/distr/stampa	Abingdon, Oxon, : Routledge, 2010
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (170 p.)
Disciplina	801.95
Collana	Routledge revivals
Soggetto topico	Deconstruction Narration (Rhetoric) Literature - Philosophy
Soggetto genere / forma	Electronic books.
ISBN	1-136-99901-9 1-282-97404-1 9786612974045 0-203-85564-7
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	Book Cover; Title01; Copyright01; Title02; Copyright02; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction: philosophy, theory and the 'contest of faculties'; 1 Narrative theory or theory-as-narrative: the politics of 'post-modern' reason; 2 Sense, reference and logic: a critique of post-structuralist theory; 3 Some versions of rhetoric: Empson and de Man; 4 Transcendent fictions: imaginary discourse in Descartes and Husserl; 5 Aesthetics and politics: reading Roger Scruton; 6 Philosophy as a kind of narrative: Rorty on post-modern liberal culture; 7 Suspended sentences: textual theory and the Law 8 On not going relativist (where it counts): deconstruction and 'Convention T'9 Conclusion; Notes; Index
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910454918403321