"We are spurred into action by our troubles and fears; but all too often our action fails to address the true causes of our worries. When trying to make sense of our lives, we tend to blame our own failings and weaknesses for our discomforts and defeats. And in doing so, we make…
Dopo l'utopia, l'integralismo? Invece della democrazia, l'assolutismo? Il disfarsi salutare e rischioso delle visioni del mondo genera un proliferare di superstizioni surrogatorie, magari tutte mondane e spesso di un'angustia disarmante. Su questo sfondo va compreso ciò che Paol…
Ethics, value & reality
by Kolnai, Aurel, Williams, Bernard, Wiggins, David, McAleer, G. J.
Alan Gewirth's Reason and Morality, in which he set forth the Principle of Generic Consistency, is a major work of modern ethical theory that, though much debated and highly respected, has yet to gain full acceptance. Deryck Beyleveld contends that this resistance stems from mis…
Alan Gewirth's Reason and Morality, in which he set forth the Principle of Generic Consistency, is a major work of modern ethical theory that, though much debated and highly respected, has yet to gain full acceptance. Deryck Beyleveld contends that this resistance stems from mis…