Living Without Philosophy: On Narrative, Rhetoric, and Morality
Living Without Philosophy argues that we do not need ethical theories, rules, and principles to decide what is right. Instead, particular cases can be judged by a detailed description of the relevant circumstances. When our judgments differ, we can decide how to act by deliberating under fair conditions. The author provides both a philosophical argument for this position and readings of literary texts in which moral theorists are portrayed as concrete characters. These works include Plato's Protagoras, selections from the Gospels and Dante, Boethius's Consolation of Philosophy, the debate between Erasmus and Luther, Erasmus's Praise of Folly,…
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- ISBN: 978-0-7914-3898-5
- EAN: 9780791438985
- Produktnummer: 1539615
- Verlag: State Univ Of New York Pr
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 1998
- Seitenangabe: 352 S.
- Masse: H22.8 cm x B15.0 cm x D1.7 cm 422 g
- Gewicht: 422
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