Balance and refinement: beyond coherence methods of moral inquiry
by DePaul, Michael R., (Michael Raymond)
We all have moral beliefs. But what if one beleif conflicts with another? DePaul argues that we have to make our beliefs cohere, but that the current coherence methods are seriously flawed. It is not just the arguments that need to be considered in moral enquiry. DePaul asserts that the ability to make sensitive moral judgements is vital to any philosophical inquiry into morality. The inquirer must consider how her life experiences and experiences with literature, film and theatre have influenc…
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- Full title :Balance and refinement : beyond coherence methods of moral inquiry / Michael R. DePaul.
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We all have moral beliefs. But what if one beleif conflicts with another? DePaul argues that we have to make our beliefs cohere, but that the current coherence methods are seriously flawed. It is not just the arguments that need to be considered in moral enquiry. DePaul asserts that the ability to make sensitive moral judgements is vital to any philosophical inquiry into morality. The inquirer must consider how her life experiences and experiences with literature, film and theatre have influenced her capacity for making moral judgments and attempt to ensure that this capacity is neither naive.
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- Publication Date:1993.
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Routledge
- Place of Publication:London
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:1993.
The Physical Object
- Description:1 online resource (xii, 245 pages)
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9780203004180, 0203004183, 9780415042208, 0415042208
- oclc:ocm50743745
- LC Classification:BJ319
- Dewey Decimal:170/.42
Table of Contents
Book Cover; Half-Title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface; Introduction; Part I: Strategy; 1 The method of reflective equilibrium and the no contact with reality objection; 2 A strategy for defending a method of moral inequiry; Part II: Rationality; 3 The case for the rationality of radical reflective equilibrium ; 4 Naïveté, corruption, and the method of balance and refinement; Part III: Warrant; 5 A perceptual model for the warrant of moral beliefs; Notes; Bibliography; Index.
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