In recent research, dual-process theories of cognition have been the primary model for explaining moral judgment and reasoning. These theories understand moral thinking in terms of two separate domains: one deliberate and analytic, the other quick and instinctive. This book pres…
Spinoza on ethics and understanding
by Cockburn, David, Winch, Peter
fromAnthem studies in Wittgenstein
"Villagers in Indonesia hear a steady stream of stories about the injuries, abuses, and even deaths suffered by those who migrate in search of work. So why do hundreds of thousands of Indonesian workers continue to migrate every year? Carol Chan explores this question from the p…
We disagree about issues like abortion, euthanasia, the meaning of justice and the treatment of animals, and our debates often fail to reach a consensus. Discourse and Knowledge claimes that there is a correct solution to ethical controversies but that ethical decisions have to …
All of us have moral beliefs. But these beliefs are not in good order. We are unsure what to think about many serious moral issues. Where we do have a firm view it often turns out that we are not really of one mind. Judgments we make in one area do not square with judgments we m…
En este libro, la autora desarrolla su concepción del juicio reflexionante inspirada en Emmanuel Kant y en Hannah Arendt para concentrarse en cómo cierto tipo de narraciones modelan nuestras nociones de lo que consideramo ejemplos de las tragedias griegas, las diferentes concepc…