Morality Matters - Trigg, Roger
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* Does morality still matter in the Western world today? * What is the basis of claims to human rights? * How are local loyalties - to family or nation - to be reconciled with our global responsibilities? * Are there limits on the rights of groups? * Does law need a moral basis? In this timely book, Roger Trigg examines and defends the role of morality in our social and political lives. Rather than limiting the scope of morality to private choices, Trigg argues that we need to acknowledge the moral foundations of our political way of life in the West, in order that we are better able to live and flourish nationally and internationally.…mehr

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* Does morality still matter in the Western world today? * What is the basis of claims to human rights? * How are local loyalties - to family or nation - to be reconciled with our global responsibilities? * Are there limits on the rights of groups? * Does law need a moral basis? In this timely book, Roger Trigg examines and defends the role of morality in our social and political lives. Rather than limiting the scope of morality to private choices, Trigg argues that we need to acknowledge the moral foundations of our political way of life in the West, in order that we are better able to live and flourish nationally and internationally.
Autorenporträt
Roger Trigg is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Warwick and was the Founding Chairman of the British Philosophical Association. His previous books include Ideas of Human Nature (Blackwell, Second Edition, 1999), Understanding Social Science (Blackwell, Second Edition, 2001), and Philosophy Matters (Blackwell, 2002).
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" 'This is the book that should be given to every minister in thecurrent government, to slow the silly progress of their socialengineering projects.' This is good, clear, serious teaching,timely and relevant. For a comprehensive study of rights and law,the clash of ideals and competing claims, the demands of social andpolitical groupings and how to decide between them in equity andjustice, this is an admirable piece of sound writing. If you are anon-philosopher, you should end the book wiser ... " NewDirections, November 2004

"In Morality Matters Roger Trigg takes his readers on aromp through classical and contemporary questions of moralphilosophy and political theory. Trigg does not purport to provideall the answers. His gift is for raising the right questions in theright contexts and provoking us to think about them more and moredeeply. Both specialists and general readers will find much ofvalue in this book." Robert P. George, McCormick Professor ofJurisprudence, Princeton University

" ... there is quite a lot to be learned here. [Trigg] makes avery, very good case for the position that moral choices lie behindeverything we do, that relativism can undermine our ability to talkor think rationally about moral choices, and that a greater focuson our moral values is a necessary condition to political, social,and personal progress." atheism.about.com

"The book is accessible and can be recommended to all those whoare interested in political ethics." Puleng LenkaBula,University of South Africa, Religion & Theology…mehr