Pragmatist Ethics for a Technological Culture (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2003)

Our technological culture has an extremely dynamic character: old ways of reproducing ourselves, managing nature and keeping animals are continually replaced by new ones; norms and values with respect to our bodies, food production, health care and environmental protection are regularly being put up for discussion. This constantly confronts us with new moral problems and dilemmas. In discussion with other approaches this book argues that pragmatism, with its strong emphasis on the interaction between technology and values, gives us both procedural help and stresses the importance of living and cooperating together in tackling these problems and dilemmas. The issues in this book include the interaction of technology and ethics, the status of pragmatism, the concept of practice, and discourse ethics and deliberative democracy. It has an interactive design, with original contributions alternating with critical comments. The book is of interest for students, scholars and policymakers in the fields of bioethics, animal ethics, environmental ethics, pragmatist philosophy and science and technology studies.

General

Imprint:	Springer-Verlag New York
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	The International Library of Environmental, Agricultural and Food Ethics, 3
Release date:	2003
First published:	2002
Editors:	F. W. Jozef Keulartz • Michiel Korthals • M. Schermer • T.E. Swierstra
Dimensions:	240 x 160 x 16mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	264
Edition:	Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2003
ISBN-13:	978-1-4020-1115-3
Categories:	Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Life sciences: general issues > Bio-ethics Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Ethics & moral philosophy > General Books > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Ethics & moral philosophy > General Promotions
LSN:	1-4020-1115-6
Barcode:	9781402011153

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