Descriptive Ethics

What does Moral Philosophy Know about Morality?

Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality, Philosophy, Ethics & Moral Philosophy
Cover of the book Descriptive Ethics by Nora Hämäläinen, Palgrave Macmillan US
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Nora Hämäläinen ISBN: 9781137586179
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan US Publication: October 20, 2016
Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan Language: English
Author: Nora Hämäläinen
ISBN: 9781137586179
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan US
Publication: October 20, 2016
Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan
Language: English

This book is an investigation into the descriptive task of moral philosophy. Nora Hämäläinen explores the challenge of providing rich and accurate pictures of the moral conditions, values, virtues, and norms under which people live and have lived, along with relevant knowledge about the human animal and human nature. While modern moral philosophy has focused its energies on normative and metaethical theory, the task of describing, uncovering, and inquiring into moral frameworks and moral practices has mainly been left to social scientists and historians.  Nora Hämäläinen argues that this division of labour has detrimental consequences for moral philosophy and that a reorientation toward descriptive work is needed in moral philosophy. She traces resources for a descriptive philosophical ethics in the work of four prominent philosophers of the twentieth century: John Dewey, Ludwig Wittgenstein, Michel Foucault, and Charles Taylor, while also calling on thinkers inspired by them. 

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

This book is an investigation into the descriptive task of moral philosophy. Nora Hämäläinen explores the challenge of providing rich and accurate pictures of the moral conditions, values, virtues, and norms under which people live and have lived, along with relevant knowledge about the human animal and human nature. While modern moral philosophy has focused its energies on normative and metaethical theory, the task of describing, uncovering, and inquiring into moral frameworks and moral practices has mainly been left to social scientists and historians.  Nora Hämäläinen argues that this division of labour has detrimental consequences for moral philosophy and that a reorientation toward descriptive work is needed in moral philosophy. She traces resources for a descriptive philosophical ethics in the work of four prominent philosophers of the twentieth century: John Dewey, Ludwig Wittgenstein, Michel Foucault, and Charles Taylor, while also calling on thinkers inspired by them. 

More books from Palgrave Macmillan US

Cover of the book Religious Representation in Place by Nora Hämäläinen
Cover of the book Constructing Identity in Iranian-American Self-Narrative by Nora Hämäläinen
Cover of the book Opportunities and Challenges at Historically Black Colleges and Universities by Nora Hämäläinen
Cover of the book Faithful Victorian by Nora Hämäläinen
Cover of the book The Persian Gulf in Modern Times by Nora Hämäläinen
Cover of the book Reason and Imagination in Chaucer, the Perle-Poet, and the Cloud-Author by Nora Hämäläinen
Cover of the book Tolkien’s Theology of Beauty by Nora Hämäläinen
Cover of the book Edward Said on the Prospects of Peace in Palestine and Israel by Nora Hämäläinen
Cover of the book The Driving Force of the Collective by Nora Hämäläinen
Cover of the book Rituals and Student Identity in Education by Nora Hämäläinen
Cover of the book Governing Military Technologies in the 21st Century: Ethics and Operations by Nora Hämäläinen
Cover of the book The US Strategic Pivot to Asia and Cross-Strait Relations by Nora Hämäläinen
Cover of the book Joseph Conrad Among the Anarchists by Nora Hämäläinen
Cover of the book Re-reading the Gospel of Mark Amidst Loss and Trauma by Nora Hämäläinen
Cover of the book Afro-Latin@s in Movement by Nora Hämäläinen
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy