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This book explores the moral place of the dead in our lives and in
our afterlives. It argues that our lives are saturated by the past
intentions and values of the dead, and that we offer the dead a
form of modest immortality by fulfilling our obligations to
remember them.
Debates about individualism and holism, reductionism and
phenomenology, and naturalism and humanism all turn on how we
answer the basic questions about the nature of human agency. This
book argues that the traditional emphasis on the accuracy of a
given theory of human agency has systematically obscured the
normative dimension in these theories and that recognizing this
normative dimension allows us to see that a pragmatic approach to
theories of agency, either in social science or moral philosophy,
is more appropriate. As well as offering a vigorous presentation of
the pragmatic-therapeutic account of agency Wisnewski also engages
critically with three rival accounts from Nietzsche, Foucault and
Rorty.
Debates about individualism and holism, reductionism and
phenomenology, and naturalism and humanism all turn on how we
answer the basic questions about the nature of human agency. This
book argues that the traditional emphasis on the accuracy of a
given theory of human agency has systematically obscured the
normative dimension in these theories and that recognizing this
normative dimension allows us to see that a pragmatic approach to
theories of agency, either in social science or moral philosophy,
is more appropriate. As well as offering a vigorous presentation of
the pragmatic-therapeutic account of agency Wisnewski also engages
critically with three rival accounts from Nietzsche, Foucault and
Rorty.
Torture has recently been the subject of some sensational
headlines. As a result, there has been a huge surge in interest in
the ethical implications of this contentious issue.
"The Ethics of Torture" offers the first complete introduction to
the philosophical debates surrounding torture. The book asks key
questions in light of recent events such as the abuse of detainees
at Abu Ghraib. What makes torture morally reprehensible? Are there
any conditions under which torture is acceptable? What is it like
to be tortured, and why do people engage in torture?
The authors argue that the force of the most common arguments for
torture (like the ticking-bomb argument) are significantly
overestimated, while the wrongness of torture has been
significantly underestimated--even by those who argue against it.
This is the ideal introduction to the ethics of torture for
students of moral philosophy or political theory. It also
constitutes a significant contribution to the torture debate in its
own right, presenting a unique approach to investigating this dark
practice.
This is the first student-friendly introduction to the
philosophical issues surrounding torture. It is a timely and useful
contribution to a highly topical and on-going debate. Torture has
recently been the subject of some sensational headlines. As a
result, there has been a huge surge in interest in the ethical
implications of this contentious issue."The Ethics of Torture"
offers the first complete introduction to the philosophical debates
surrounding torture. The book asks key questions in light of recent
events such as the abuse of detainees at Abu Ghraib. What makes
torture morally reprehensible? Are there any conditions under which
torture is acceptable? What is it like to be tortured, and why do
people engage in torture? The authors argue that the force of the
most common arguments for torture (like the ticking-bomb argument)
are significantly overestimated, while the wrongness of torture has
been significantly underestimated - even by those who argue against
it.This is the ideal introduction to the ethics of torture for
students of moral philosophy or political theory. It also
constitutes a significant contribution to the torture debate in its
own right, presenting a unique approach to investigating this dark
practice.
While commentators have sometimes taken up the question of
Wittgenstein's view of ethics, none has offered a sustained
treatment of what positive contributions Wittgenstein has yet to
offer contemporary ethics. In this important new book, Jeremy
Wisnewski argues that Wittgenstein, though himself often silent on
particular ethical matters, gives us immense resources for
understanding the aims appropriate to any philosophical ethics.
Using Wittgenstein as a point of departure, Wisnewski re-examines
some of the landmarks in the history of moral philosophy in order
to cast contemporary ethical philosophy in a new light. Of
particular interest is the unique approach to Kant's moral
philosophy afforded by seeing him through Wittgensteinian eyes:
Wisnewski gives distinct and intriguing analyses of the categorical
imperative, arguing that our obsession with a certain brand of
ethical theory has led us to misread this most famous contribution
to moral philosophy. By seeing the doctrines of historical ethical
philosophers anew (particularly those of Kant and Mill), Wisnewski
shows a new way of engaging in ethical theory - one that is
Wittgensteinian through and through. Rather than assuming that
ethical inquiry yields knowledge about what we must do, and what
rules we must follow, we should regard ethics (including our
historical ethical theories) as clarifying what is involved in the
complicated 'form of life' that is ours.
Traditional philosophizing has generally depended upon logic or
reason as its primary or sole access to truth. Subjective
experiences such as feelings, the passions, and emotions have
typically been viewed as secondary, untrustworthy, or both. They
have, at best, been seen as accompanying reason, at worse, as
clouding our judgments and misleading reason, thus often becoming
unworthy of any significant role or consideration within
traditional philosophical research. The Religious Existentialists
and the Redemption of Feeling revisits how the movement of
existentialism, specifically, the religious existentialists, has
contributed to rethinking the role of subjective experience for
philosophical enterprise as a whole, in contrast to the rationalist
and idealist traditions. This rethinking of subjective experience
is what the book characterizes as the redemption of feeling.
Expanding our understanding of philosophical thought to include
these subjective experiences opens the door for the possibility of
a mode of philosophizing that views human experience as
philosophically relevant, thus reframing the importance of feelings
in general for philosophical inquiry. Through their considerations
of a variety of thinkers, the contributors to this collection
provide a fresh look at the contributions of twentieth-century
existentialists, a rethinking of the very notion of existentialism,
and a genuine exploration of the significance of subjectivity.
This concise and accessible textbook examines German philosopher
Martin Heidegger's entire body of work through the lens of his
first and best-known book, Being and Time. An influential,
twentieth-century scholar, Heidegger is often studied by opposing
his early and later works. This insightful, new text guides
students through Heidegger's ideas without shying away from
controversial issues and debates within the scholarship. By
unifying Being and Time with the rest of Heidegger's work, this
book addresses the evolution of his thought across his lifetime.
The text features a glossary of Greek, Latin, and English terms and
a guide for reading the book in conjunction with Heidegger's
writings.
This concise and accessible textbook examines German philosopher
Martin Heidegger's entire body of work through the lens of his
first and best-known book, Being and Time. An influential,
twentieth-century scholar, Heidegger is often studied by opposing
his early and later works. This insightful, new text guides
students through Heidegger's ideas without shying away from
controversial issues and debates within the scholarship. By
unifying Being and Time with the rest of Heidegger's work, this
book addresses the evolution of his thought across his lifetime.
The text features a glossary of Greek, Latin, and English terms and
a guide for reading the book in conjunction with Heidegger's
writings.
Ethics and Phenomenology is a collection of essays that explore the
relationship between moral philosophy and the phenomenological
tradition. Phenomenology is a vast and rich philosophical tradition
which seeks to explain how we perceive the world. This, in turn,
involves questions about one s relationship to the world and how
one both acts and should act in the world. For this reason
phenomenology entails an ethics, even if such an ethics is not
always apparent in the work of phenomenological thinkers . The book
is devoted to two central tasks: Section One offers essays
exploring the resources available to moral philosophy in the work
of the major phenomenologists of the 20th-century, including
Husserl, Heidegger, Merleau-Ponty, Sartre, and others. Part Two
consists of essays demonstrating the way that the phenomenological
method can facilitate advances in our thinking through the
exploration of contemporary ethical issues, including
environmentalism, intellectual property, parenting and others.
Despite Victor Hugo's proclamation (in the 19th-century) that
torture no longer exists, we find it in virtually every corner of
the world - even now, even in those nations that claim to be
paradigms of civility. In this important new book, J. Jeremy
Wisnewski examines and explains the moral dimensions of this
perennial practice, paying careful attention to what lessons
torture can teach us about our own moral psychology. Why is it that
torture still exists in a world where it is routinely regarded as
immoral? Is it possible to eliminate torture, and if so, how? What
exactly does it mean to call something 'torture,' and is it always
morally reprehensible? Arguments in favour of torture abound, but
Wisnewski contends that there are powerful arguments for a
universal prohibition against torture. By systematically exposing
the weaknesses of the dominant arguments for torture, drawing on
resources in both analytic and continental philosophy, as well as
relevant empirical literature in psychology, Wisnewski aims to
provide an over-arching account of torture: what it is, why it's
wrong, and why even the most civilized people can nevertheless
engage in it.
Despite Victor Hugo's proclamation (in the 19th-century) that
torture no longer exists, we find it in virtually every corner of
the world - even now, even in those nations that claim to be
paradigms of civility. In this important new book, J. Jeremy
Wisnewski examines and explains the moral dimensions of this
perennial practice, paying careful attention to what lessons
torture can teach us about our own moral psychology. Why is it that
torture still exists in a world where it is routinely regarded as
immoral? Is it possible to eliminate torture, and if so, how? What
exactly does it mean to call something 'torture,' and is it always
morally reprehensible? Arguments in favour of torture abound, but
Wisnewski contends that there are powerful arguments for a
universal prohibition against torture. By systematically exposing
the weaknesses of the dominant arguments for torture, drawing on
resources in both analytic and continental philosophy, as well as
relevant empirical literature in psychology, Wisnewski aims to
provide an over-arching account of torture: what it is, why it's
wrong, and why even the most civilized people can nevertheless
engage in it.
This journal has been discontinued. Any issues are available to
purchase separately.
This journal has been discontinued. Any issues are available to
purchase separately.
Includes articles, reviews, and discussion pieces from some of the
leading scholars from analytic and continental perspectives, along
with articles that bridge the gap between these traditions.
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