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Theory vs. Anti-Theory in Ethics - A Misconceived Conflict (Hardcover)
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Theory vs. Anti-Theory in Ethics - A Misconceived Conflict (Hardcover)
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This book presents a broad and new theory of theory formation in
ethics. There are many existing theories, and more could be
generated, but most thinkers of theory formation have a narrow view
of what a theory of ethics should be like. They favor certain kinds
of grand theories that generate various ethical rules and
principles. In fact these grand theories allegedly do so much work
that they give the appearance of being super-theories (or strong
theories). Many theory creators think that it is possible to create
strong theories, and that they themselves have created such a
theory. Anti-theorists scoff at these claims. In effect, then, the
argument between the two sides is not one of theory versus
anti-theory but of grand or strong theory versus anti-grand or
strong theory. Nick Fotion argues that once a broader view of
theory is accepted, it is easier to see that there really is no
serious conflict between theorists and anti-theorists. In
principle, both sides, if they overcome their addiction to thinking
in terms of grand, strong theory formation, can accept a role for
theories in ethics. Theories in ethics can be either grand or local
in nature. Provided theory creators and users don't expect theories
to performs all kinds of impossible tasks (e.g., to deal with all
of our ethical problems and be so fully justified that only one
theory can be accepted as being correct) it is easier to accept
them. It is also easier to accept the idea that a theorist might
very well appeal to more than one theory to help him or her deal
with whatever ethical issues bother.
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