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Michael J. Zimmerman investigates the relation between ignorance and moral responsibility. He begins with the presentation of a case in which a tragedy occurs, one to which many people have unwittingly contributed, and addresses the question of whether their ignorance...
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OUP Oxford
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2022-07-18
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Es gibt viele Bücher auf dem Markt, die uns erklären, warum wir aufhören sollten, Fleisch zu produzieren und zu essen. Dieses Buch dagegen erklärt, warum wir aufhören werden, Fleisch zu produzieren und zu essen. Und was sich dadurch in der Landwirtschaft verändern...
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Springer VS
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2022-07-07
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Bernard Williams (1929-2003) was one of the great philosophical figures of the second half of the 20th century and remains deeply influential. This edited volume brings together new articles from prominent scholars that focus on the innovative ideas and methods that...
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Oxford University Press
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2022-06-28
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Die Frage nach dem Sinn des Lebens sieht aus wie eine ganz normale Frage, nur ihr Gegenstand scheint von besonderer Wichtigkeit zu sein.Die Wichtigkeit scheint so groß zu sein, die Bedeutung der Frage so tief, dass sie leicht als die eigentliche Frage erscheint. Diese...
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Springer VS
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2022-06-27
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Leading philosophers Alice Crary and Lori Gruen offer a searing and desperately needed response to systems of thought and action that are failing animals and, ultimately, humans too. In the wake of global pandemics, mass extinctions, habitat destruction, and...
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Polity
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2022-05-20
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Recent decades have witnessed an enthusiastic retrieval of eudaimonism, according to which the virtuous life is the happy life. But the critique launched by Kant - that eudaimonism is egoistic and distorts the character of duty or obligation - has persisted. Should I...
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OUP Oxford
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2022-05-16
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At the core of Nietzsche's famous critique of 'morality' lies the sweeping claim that morality is the primary source of a stance of 'life-denial,' and hence an obstacle to the possibility of an affirmative stance toward life. Moral values, Nietzsche argues, are inimical...
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OUP Oxford
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2022-05-12
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At the core of Nietzsche's famous critique of 'morality' lies the sweeping claim that morality is the primary source of a stance of 'life-denial,' and hence an obstacle to the possibility of an affirmative stance toward life. Moral values, Nietzsche argues, are inimical...
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OUP Oxford
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2022-05-05
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Recent decades have witnessed an enthusiastic retrieval of eudaimonism, according to which the virtuous life is the happy life. But the critique launched by Kant - that eudaimonism is egoistic and distorts the character of duty or obligation - has persisted. Should I...
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OUP Oxford
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2022-05-05
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In 1885, Henri Bergson addressed a class of French high school students on the subject of politeness. Bergson would go on to become one of the most influential philosophers of his time, yet although this essay set forth a striking theory of politeness and foreshadowed...
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Oxford University Press
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2022-04-15
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Das Argument der Supererogation „Das tue ich nicht, weil es nicht Pflicht ist“ hat wohl jeder schon einmal vorgebracht. Es dient der Abgrenzung von allzu anspruchsvollen moralischen Anforderungen. Es ist allerdings nicht immer überzeugend. Eine Nierenspende kann man mit...
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J.B. Metzler
Parution :
2022-04-14
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Moral psychology is the study of how human minds make and are made by human morality. This state-of-the-art volume covers contemporary philosophical and psychological work on moral psychology, as well as notable historical theories and figures in the field of moral...
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OUP Oxford
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2022-04-14
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One of the main causes for the hopelessness that drives some to thoughts of suicide is meaninglessness. This work invites the reader to create a life full of meaning by attending to words. The emphasis here is on the power of the word. When we shift into a different...
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Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publishers
Parution :
2022-04-05
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Moral psychology is the study of how human minds make and are made by human morality. This state-of-the-art volume covers contemporary philosophical and psychological work on moral psychology, as well as notable historical theories and figures in the field of moral...
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OUP Oxford
Parution :
2022-03-24
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Oxford Studies in Metaethics is the only publication devoted exclusively to original philosophical work in the foundations of ethics. It provides an annual selection of much of the best new scholarship being done in the field. Its broad purview includes work being done...
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OUP Oxford
Parution :
2022-03-21
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Oxford Studies in Metaethics is the only publication devoted exclusively to original philosophical work in the foundations of ethics. It provides an annual selection of much of the best new scholarship being done in the field. Its broad purview includes work being done...
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OUP Oxford
Parution :
2022-03-21
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Epiphanies is a philosophical exploration of epiphanies, peak experiences, 'wow moments', or ecstasies as they are sometimes called.
What are epiphanies, and why do so many people so frequently experience them? Are they just transient phenomena in our brains, or are...
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OUP Oxford
Parution :
2022-03-17
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Epiphanies is a philosophical exploration of epiphanies, peak experiences, 'wow moments', or ecstasies as they are sometimes called.
What are epiphanies, and why do so many people so frequently experience them? Are they just transient phenomena in our brains, or are...
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OUP Oxford
Parution :
2022-03-17
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Since the time of Hippocrates, madness has typically been viewed through the lens of disease, dysfunction, and defect. Madness, like all other disease, happens when something in the mind, or in the brain, does not operate the way that it should or as nature intended. In...
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Oxford University Press
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2022-03-04
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For several decades, David Gauthier has been one of the leading philosophers working on practical rationality and deliberation. This book presents a selection of Gauthier's writings on these topics, all but two of which were written after Morals by Agreement (OUP,...
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OUP Oxford
Parution :
2022-02-18
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