Nature, reason, and the good life : ethics for human beings / Roger Teichmann.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Teichmann, Roger, 1963- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ethics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xvi, 192 pages)

Other Title:

Ethics for human beings

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

At the centre of our ethical thought stands the human being. Facts about human nature determine the shape of ethical concepts in a variety of ways, and our pre-rational animal nature forms the basis of notions to do with rationality, virtue, and happiness, among other things. Nature, Reason, and the Good Life examines these themes while also arguing for the critical importance of language: only by attending to the social and empirical character of actual language use can wemake headway with a number of problems in ethics. Thus what counts as a good or bad reason for action depends on the purpo

Contents:

Cover; Contents; Introduction; 1. Reasons and Reactions; 2. Human Agency; 3. Pleasure and Pain; 4. The Good Life; 5. Philosophy.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN:

0-19-870897-1

0-19-161925-6

OCLC:

763156930