Morality in Context, Volume 137 (Hardcover, New)

Wolfgang Edelstein, Gertrud Nunner-Winkler

Series: Advances in Psychology

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Morality in context is a timely topic. A debate between philosophers and social scientists is a good way to approach it. Why is there such a booming interest in morality and why does it focus on context? One starting point is the change in the sociostructural and sociocultural conditions of modern societies. This involves change in the empirical conditions of moral action and in the social demand on morality.
As these changes are accounted for and analyzed in the social sciences, new perspectives emerge that give rise to new ways of framing issues and problems. These problems are best addressed by way of cooperation between philosophers and social scientists. As Habermas (1990) has pointed out in a much cited paper, philosophers depend on social science to fill in the data they require to answer the questions raised by philosophy in its "placeholder" function. The reverse also holds true: Social science needs the conceptual clarifications that philosophy can provide. With respect to morality, such mutual interchanges are of particular importance the contributions to this book show convincingly.

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Imprint:	North-Holland
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Advances in Psychology
Release date:	July 2005
First published:	2005
Editors:	Wolfgang Edelstein • Gertrud Nunner-Winkler
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 22mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	418
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-0-444-52078-4
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Ethics & moral philosophy > General Books > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Ethics & moral philosophy > General Books > Academic & Education > Professional & Technical > Psychology Promotions
LSN:	0-444-52078-3
Barcode:	9780444520784