Is Morality Real? - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Is Morality Real? write by Matt Lutz. This book was released on 2023-09-07. Is Morality Real? available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. In this book, Spencer Case and Matt Lutz debate whether objective moral facts exist. We often say that actions like murder and institutions like slavery are morally wrong. And sometimes people strenuously disagree about the moral status of actions, as with abortion. But what, if anything, makes statements about morality true? Should we be realists about morality, or anti-realists? After the authors jointly outline the major contemporary positions in the moral realism debate, each author argues for his own preferred views and responds to the other’s constructive arguments and criticisms. Case contends that there are moral truths that don't depend on human beliefs or attitudes. Lutz maintains that there are no moral truths, and even if there were, we wouldn't be in a position to know about them. Along the way, they explore topics like the nature of common sense, the meaning of moral language, and why the realism/anti-realism debate matters. The authors develop their own arguments and responses, but assume no prior knowledge of metaethics. The result is a highly accessible exchange, providing new students with an opinionated gateway to this important area of moral philosophy. But the authors’ originality gives food for thought to seasoned philosophers as well. Key Features Gives a comprehensive overview of all the main positions on moral realism, without assuming any prior knowledge on the subject Features both traditional and original arguments for each position Offers highly accessible language without sacrificing intellectual rigor Draws upon, and builds on, recent literature on the realism/anti-realism debate Uses only a limited number of technical terms and defines all of them in the glossary
Real Ethics
Real Ethics - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Real Ethics write by John M. Rist. This book was released on 2002. Real Ethics available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This 2001 book is a powerful defence of an ethical theory based on a revised version of Platonic realism.
What's Wrong with Morality?
What's Wrong with Morality? - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook What's Wrong with Morality? write by Charles Daniel Batson. This book was released on 2016. What's Wrong with Morality? available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Most works on moral psychology consider morality an unalloyed good. Drawing primarily on social-psychological theory and research, this book looks at morality as a problem. The problem is that we often fail live up to our own moral standards. Why?
The Moral Landscape
The Moral Landscape - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Moral Landscape write by Sam Harris. This book was released on 2011-09-13. The Moral Landscape available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Sam Harris dismantles the most common justification for religious faith--that a moral system cannot be based on science.
The Power of Ideals
The Power of Ideals - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Power of Ideals write by William Damon. This book was released on 2015-04-03. The Power of Ideals available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Cynicism often seems a smarter choice than idealism. There are reasons for this. Politicians have disappointed us time and again; trusted institutions have proven to be self-serving and corrupt; hopes for lasting world peace repeatedly have been dashed; and social inequities persist and increase, unabated by even the grandest of charitable efforts. It is now considered foolish to think that people can be counted on to rise above their narrow self-interests to serve the broader good, or to tell the truth if it does not reflect well on the self. Supporting this bleak view of the human condition is a moral psychology that has taken increasingly cynical turns in recent years. Famous studies have shown that we have an almost unlimited potential for cruelty when placed in the wrong situations. The Power of Ideals presents a different vision, supported by a different kind of evidence. It examines the lives and work of six 20th century moral leaders who pursued moral causes ranging from world peace to social justice and human rights. Using these six cases to illustrate how people can make choices guided by their moral convictions, rather than by base emotion or social pressures, authors William Damon and Anne Colby explore the workings of three virtues: inner truthfulness, humility, and faith. Through their portrayal of the noble lives of moral leaders, the authors argue that all of us--with ordinary lives--can exercise control over important life decisions and pursue ideals that we believe in.
