Friendship, altruism and morality / Lawrence A. Blum.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Blum, Lawrence A.

Series:

Routledge revivals.

Routledge revivals

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Altruism--Moral and ethical aspects.

Altruism.

Ethics.

Friendship--Moral and ethical aspects.

Friendship.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (177 p.)

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York : Routledge, 2010, c1980.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Friendship, Altruism, and Morality, originally published in 1980, gives an account of ""altruistic emotions"" (compassion, sympathy, concern) and friendship that brings out their moral value. Blum argues that moral theories centered on rationality, universal principle, obligation, and impersonality cannot capture this moral importance. This was one of the first books in contemporary moral philosophy to emphasize the moral significance of emotions, to deal with friendship as a moral phenomenon, and to challenge the rationalism of standard interpretations of Kant, although Blum's ""s

Contents:

BOOK COVER; TITLE01; COPYRIGHT01; TITLE02; COPYRIGHT02; CONTENTS; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; I ALTRUISTIC EMOTIONS AND THE KANTIAN VIEW; II ALTRUISTIC EMOTIONS AS MORAL MOTIVATION; III FRIENDSHIP, BENEFICENCE, AND IMPARTIALITY; IV FRIENDSHIP AS A MORAL PHENOMENON; V DIRECT ALTRUISM, UNIVERSALIZABILITY, AND CONSISTENCY; VI ALTRUISTIC EMOTION, REASON, AND PERCEPTION; VII THE INTRINSIC VALUE OF ALTRUISTIC EMOTIONS; VIII WILL, EMOTION, AND THE SELF; NOTES; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX

Notes:

Reprint; first published 1980.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 229-232) and index.

ISBN:

1-135-15621-2

1-135-15622-0

1-282-44420-4

9786612444203

0-203-85730-5

9780203857304

OCLC:

499140472