This book argues there can be no theory of ethics and that any
attempt at such a theory ends up distorting the moral phenomena
that it is supposed to explain. It presents clear examples of moral
thought outside moral theorising through literature and
Wittgenstein’s later philosophy. The book’s precise target is
moral theory understood as a theory of right action. The author
begins by arguing against the assumption central to moral theory
that moral judgments are universalizable; that what it is right for
one agent to do in a given situation is what is right for any agent
in that same situation. Rather, moral judgments are essentially
first personal. The author's specific contention here is that our
understanding of moral thought in literature provides grounds for
rejecting the assumption that moral judgments are universalizable.
The author then goes on to argue that there is some determinate and
objective content to ethics connected to recognising another human
being as a limit to our will. He presents several literary examples
that have influenced his thinking about the nature of moral value.
He combines these readings with insights from Wittgenstein’s
later writings to demonstrate the ways in which moral theorising
fails to capture important aspects of moral thought. Moral Thought
Outside Moral Theory will be of interest to scholars and advanced
students working in ethics and moral theory, literature and
philosophy, and Wittgenstein.
General
Imprint: |
Taylor & Francis
|
Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Series: |
Routledge Studies in Ethics and Moral Theory |
Release date: |
October 2023 |
First published: |
2024 |
Authors: |
Craig Taylor
|
Dimensions: |
229 x 152mm (L x W) |
Pages: |
136 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-03-254201-0 |
Categories: |
Books
|
LSN: |
1-03-254201-2 |
Barcode: |
9781032542010 |
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