The Idea of an Ethical Community / John Charvet.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Charvet, John, Author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Philosophy & Religion.

Political Science & Political History.

Local Subjects:

Philosophy & Religion.

Political Science & Political History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (280 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Ithaca, NY : Cornell University Press, [2019]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

John Charvet presents an original philosophical theory that transcends the liberal-communitarian debate and justifies universally valid principles of prudential and moral reason.The Idea of an Ethical Community rejects contemporary positions-the liberal theorist's politically neutral stance toward alternative conceptions of good on the one hand, and the communitarian's moral relativism on the other. Charvet espouses what he calls an "antirealist" view of shared norms and maintains that although reason cannot be unconditionally authoritative, there can be conditionally definitive rational principles. His book advances a view of the ethical community consistent both with the contractarian idea of John Rawls's early work A Theory of Justice and a due emphasis on communitarian values. But he grounds this view of the ethical community in a theory of the autonomous person and a theory of value.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction: The Possibility of Ethical Life

Part One: Self-Interest

1. Desire, Reason, and Value

2. Prudential Rationality

3. Personal Identity

4. Autonomy

Part Two: Morality

5. The Self-Interest Theory of Morality

6. Moral Rationalism

7. Utilitarianism

Part Three: Community

8. Morality as a Common Good

9. Political Association

10. The Principles of Just Cooperation

Index

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 26. Nov 2019)

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9781501733710

1501733710

OCLC:

1129169555