In this book John Kekes examines the indispensable role enjoyment
plays in a good life. The key to it is the development of a style
of life that combines an attitude and a manner of living and acting
that jointly express one's deepest concerns. Since such styles vary
with characters and circumstances, a reasonable understanding of
them requires attending to the particular and concrete details of
individual lives. Reflection on works of literature is a better
guide to this kind of understanding than the futile search for
general theories and principles that preoccupies much of
contemporary moral thought.
Enjoyment proceeds by the detailed examination of particular
cases, shows how this kind of reflection can be reasonably
conducted, and how the quest for universality and impartiality is
misguided in this context. Central to the argument is a practical,
particular, pluralistic, and yet objective conception of reason
that rejects the pervasive contemporary tendency to regard reasons
as good only if they are binding on all who aspire to live
reasonably and morally. Reason in morality is neither theoretical
nor general. Reasons for living and acting in particular ways are
individually variable and none the worse for that.
Kekes aims to reorient moral thought from deontological,
contractarian, and consequentialist preoccupations toward a
reasonable but pluralistic reflection on what individuals can do to
make their lives better.
General
| Imprint: |
Oxford UniversityPress
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| Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
| Release date: |
August 2008 |
| First published: |
October 2008 |
| Authors: |
John Kekes
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| Dimensions: |
241 x 164 x 22mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Hardcover
|
| Pages: |
304 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-19-954692-3 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Humanities >
Philosophy >
General
Books >
Philosophy >
General
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| LSN: |
0-19-954692-4 |
| Barcode: |
9780199546923 |
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