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Making Morality - Pragmatist Reconstruction in Ethical Theory (Hardcover, 1st ed): Todd Lekan

Making Morality - Pragmatist Reconstruction in Ethical Theory (Hardcover, 1st ed)

Todd Lekan

Series: Vanderbilt Library of American Philosophy

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In this new contribution to moral theory, Todd Lekan argues for a pragmatist conception of morality as an evolving, educational, and fallible practice of everyday life. Drawing on the work of John Dewey, Lekan asserts that moral norms are neither timeless truths nor subjective whims, but habits transmitted through practices. Like the habits that make up medicine or engineering, moral habits are subject to rational evaluation and change according to new challenges and circumstances. This pragmatic interpretation of morality provides a way out of the conundrum of relativism and absolutism.


Building on classical American philosophy to address current philosophical concerns, Lekan's theory revises our basic understanding of moral life and the place of theorizing within that life. Making Morality will prove of great interest to ethical theorists, as it enjoins them to measure theoretical inquiries by how well they produce intellectual tools for problem-solving in dynamic, complex communities.

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Imprint: Vanderbilt University Press
Country of origin: United States
Series: Vanderbilt Library of American Philosophy
Release date: February 2003
First published: February 2003
Authors: Todd Lekan
Dimensions: 210 x 140 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 216
Edition: 1st ed
ISBN-13: 978-0-8265-1420-2
Categories: Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Ethics & moral philosophy > General
Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Western philosophy > Modern Western philosophy, c 1600 to the present > Western philosophy, from c 1900 - > General
Books > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Ethics & moral philosophy > General
Books > Philosophy > Western philosophy > Modern Western philosophy, c 1600 to the present > Western philosophy, from c 1900 - > General
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LSN: 0-8265-1420-0
Barcode: 9780826514202

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