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A reprint of the 1972 Doubleday edition. Contains the most helpful version of Hobbes's political and moral philosophy available in English. Includes the only English translation of De Homine, chapters X-XV. Features the English translation of De Cive attributed to Hobbes.
A reprint of the 1972 Doubleday edition. Contains the most helpful version of Hobbes's political and moral philosophy available in English. Includes the only English translation of De Homine, chapters X-XV. Features the English translation of De Cive attributed to Hobbes.
Bernard Gert's classic work Morality, in which he argues his
distinctive and comprehensive moral theory, is now in its sixth
edition. Gert argues that morality is an informal system that does
not provide answers to every moral question but does always limit
the range of morally acceptable options and so explains why some
moral questions cannot be resolved. Gert describes the two-step
procedure that is used in moral decisions and judgments, and he
shows that moral rules cannot be understood independently of the
system in which they are embedded. Although his moral theory is
sophisticated, it is presented with a clarity that will appeal to
undergraduate and graduate students alike, as well as anyone with a
general interest in applied ethics.
Bernard Gert's classic work Morality, in which he argues his
distinctive and comprehensive moral theory, is now in its sixth
edition. Gert argues that morality is an informal system that does
not provide answers to every moral question but does always limit
the range of morally acceptable options and so explains why some
moral questions cannot be resolved. Gert describes the two-step
procedure that is used in moral decisions and judgments, and he
shows that moral rules cannot be understood independently of the
system in which they are embedded. Although his moral theory is
sophisticated, it is presented with a clarity that will appeal to
undergraduate and graduate students alike, as well as anyone with a
general interest in applied ethics.
Moral problems do not always come in the form of great social
controversies. More often, the moral decisions we make are made
quietly, constantly, and within the context of everyday activities
and quotidian dilemmas. Indeed, these smaller decisions are based
on a moral foundation that few of us ever stop to think about but
which guides our every action.
For more than thirty years, philosopher Bernard Gert has been
developing and refining his distinctive and comprehensive moral
theory. His classic work, The Moral Rules: A New Rational
Foundation for Morality, was first published in 1970. In 1988,
Oxford published a fourth revision titled Morality: A New
Justification of the Moral Rules. In this final revision, Gert has
produced the fullest and most sophisticated account of this
influential theoretical model. Here, he makes clear that morality
is an informal system that does not provide unique answers to every
moral question but does always limit the range of morally
acceptable options, and so explains why some moral disagreements
cannot be resolved. The importance placed on the moral ideals also
makes clear that the moral rules are only one part of the moral
system. A chapter that is devoted to justifying violations of the
rules illustrates how the moral rules are embedded in the system
and cannot be adequately understood independently of it. The
chapter on reasons includes a new account of what makes one reason
better than another and elucidates the complex hybrid nature of
rationality.
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