Doing better : the next revolution in ethics / by Tad Dunne.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dunne, Tad, 1938-

Series:

Marquette studies in philosophy ; #68.

Marquette studies in philosophy ; no. 68

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ethics.

Lonergan, Bernard J. F.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (305 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Milwaukee, WI : Marquette University Press, c2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Doing Better is a unique book which, drawing on the generalized empirical method of Bernard Lonergan attempts to provide a fresh approach to ethics. Dunne asks his readers to engage in a number of exercises aimed at allowing them to discover for themselves what the character or moral judgment really is and the ways in which their own consciousness of moral judgment can be used as the foundation for moral theories and categories. Using this method one learns how to evaluate and critique moral theories, past, present and future, as well as how to engage in fruitful dialog and collaboration on ma

Contents:

half title: DOING BETTER: THE NEXT REVOLUTION IN ETHICS; title page: DOING BETTER: THE NEXT REVOLUTION IN ETHICS BY TAD DUNNE; copyright page; Contents; Preface; 1. Introduction; 2. We Live in a Moral Universe; 3. Our Normative Sources Are Within; 4. Our Normative Drives Are Ordered; 5. Our Normative Drives Are Wounded; 7. The Open Ethicist; 8. Method; 9. Models; 10. Practical Ethics; 11. Conclusion; Appendix: Foundational Ethical Categories; Notes; Inde x

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-87462-767-2

OCLC:

721195107