John E Hare

Broschiertes Buch

God and Morality

A Philosophical History

Beschreibung

God and Morality evaluates the ethics of four principal philosophers - Aristotle, Duns Scotus, Kant, and R. M. Hare - placing an emphasis on the often circumvented relationship between their ethical theories and theism. While focusing on central concepts such as virtue, will, duty, and consequences, the author never loses sight of the larger context in which these views appear, presenting the work of these philosophers as keys to understanding the historical advancement of ethical thought during four great periods in Western philosophical history. This book defies traditional modes of comparison between these important philosophers by paying close attention not only to differences in their thought, but to significant and sometimes surprising similarities, taking seriously the role of God in their moral theories.

Autor

John E. Hare is Noah Porter Professor of Philosophical Theology at Yale University. His books include The Moral Gap (1996), God's Call (2001), and Why Bother Being Good? (2002). He has also written on Greek philosophy, international relations, Kant, evolutionary ethics, and biomedical ethics.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Wiley
• Seitenzahl: 316
• Erscheinungstermin: 17. August 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 460g
• ISBN-13: 9781405195980
• ISBN-10: 1405195983
• Artikelnr.: 31689946

Rezensionen

"This book is important. It offers a profound contribution ratherthan the last word on theism and ethics" EthicalPerspectives

"This is a splendid history of philosophical ethics, withspecial interest in God's presence and importance in thatperennial enterprise, by one of the leading philosophers of ethicswriting today. Hare tops off this surprising, exciting, andunorthodox history with an account of his own that collectstogether the best features of the theistic ethics of the past.God and Morality is written with crystal clarity andimpressive scholarship." Robert Roberts, BaylorUniversity