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Examining the theoretical and empirical status of applied ethics,
this volume demonstrates how a pluralistic and democratic society
can deal with ethical issues in the light of its moral conscience.
The volume first sets the stage for a conception of applied ethics
as applications of transnational civil ethics, based both on a
discourse theory of knowledge (Apel, Habermas), and on an
activities and capabilities approach (Aristotle, Sen). It then
examines how applied ethics relates to important theoretical
discussions in philosophy such as constructivism, virtue ethics,
hermeneutic and deliberative theory. The contributors discuss
applied ethics in light of globalization and identify recurring
dilemmas as well as the problem of universal norms. They close by
considering two aspects of the institutional point of view -
republicanism, and contractarianism and constitutional economics.
Why "aporophobia"-rejection of the poor-is one of the most serious
problems facing the world today, and how we can fight it In this
revelatory book, acclaimed political philosopher Adela Cortina
makes an unprecedented assertion: the biggest problem facing the
world today is the rejection of poor people. Because we can't
recognize something we can't name, she proposes the term
"aporophobia" for the pervasive exclusion, stigmatization, and
humiliation of the poor, which cuts across xenophobia, racism,
antisemitism, and other prejudices. Passionate and powerful,
Aporophobia examines where this nearly invisible daily attack on
poor people comes from, why it is so harmful, and how we can fight
it. Aporophobia traces this universal prejudice's neurological and
social origins and its wide-ranging, pernicious consequences, from
unnoticed hate crimes to aporophobia's threat to democracy. It
sheds new light on today's rampant anti-immigrant feeling, which
Cortina argues is better understood as aporophobia than xenophobia.
We reject migrants not because of their origin, race, or ethnicity
but because they seem to bring problems while offering nothing of
value. And this is unforgivable in societies that enshrine economic
exchange as the supreme value while forgetting that we can't create
communities worth living in without dignity, generosity, and
compassion for all. Yet there is hope, and Cortina explains how we
can overcome the moral, social, and political disaster of
aporophobia through education and democratic institutions, and how
poverty itself can be eradicated if we choose. In a world of
migrant crises and economic inequality, Aporophobia is essential
for understanding and confronting one of the most serious problems
of the twenty-first century.
Examining the theoretical and empirical status of applied ethics,
this volume demonstrates how a pluralistic and democratic society
can deal with ethical issues in the light of its moral conscience.
The volume first sets the stage for a conception of applied ethics
as applications of transnational civil ethics, based both on a
discourse theory of knowledge (Apel, Habermas), and on an
activities and capabilities approach (Aristotle, Sen). It then
examines how applied ethics relates to important theoretical
discussions in philosophy such as constructivism, virtue ethics,
hermeneutic and deliberative theory. The contributors discuss
applied ethics in light of globalization and identify recurring
dilemmas as well as the problem of universal norms. They close by
considering two aspects of the institutional point of view -
republicanism, and contractarianism and constitutional economics.
De una delimitacion del ambito de la Etica como filosofia moral
para adentrarse progresivamente en las tres tareas que corresponden
al saber etico: aclarar el fenomeno de la moralidad, fundamentarlo
y aplicar los principios morales a los distintos ambitos de lo
humano. Se adopta un enfoque etico abierto, que atiende a las mas
relevantes aportaciones de la historia de la etica desde Grecia a
las distintas corrientes contemporaneas (utilitarismo,
comunitarismo, liberalismo, postmodernismo). Pero a la vez se
adopta una cierta perspectiva, enraizada en la tradicion kantiana,
en la tradicion etica hispanica de Ortega, Zubiri y Aranguren, en
la justicia como imparcialidad de J. Rawls y en la etica discursiva
de K.O. Apel y J. Habermas. Se intenta asi suscitar en el lector
las grandes preguntas: En que consiste lo moral? Por que ha de
haber concepciones moral es racionalmente preferibles frente a
otras? En virtud de que criterios y argumentos? y suponiendo que
haya alguna concepcion moral valida, como aplicar sus principios a
los distintos ambitos de la vida personal y profesional?.
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