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What reason demands / Rudiger Bittner ; translated by Theodore Talbot.
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TextLanguage: English Publication details: New York : Cambridge university press, 1989.Description: ix, 198 pISBN: - 9780521377102
- 170 BIT
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Summary: Why should we act morally? What justification is to be found in moral demands? This lucid, pithy, and eminently readable book examines the arguments in favor of the claims of moral demands to be found in contemporary ethical theory, arguments deriving from Kant's attempt to provide a foundation for morality.
Preface; 1. Why should I be moral?; 2. Should I be moral?; 3. Contracts; 4. Promising; 5. Autonomy; 6. Prudence; 7. Finitude; Notes; Bibliography; Indices
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Kalaignar Centenary Library Madurai | ENGLISH-REFERENCE BOOKS | நான்காம் தளம் / Fourth floor | 170 BIT (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Not for loan | 326698 |
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Preface; 1. Why should I be moral?; 2. Should I be moral?; 3. Contracts; 4. Promising; 5. Autonomy; 6. Prudence; 7. Finitude; Notes; Bibliography; Indices
Why should we act morally? What justification is to be found in moral demands? This lucid, pithy, and eminently readable book examines the arguments in favor of the claims of moral demands to be found in contemporary ethical theory, arguments deriving from Kant's attempt to provide a foundation for morality.