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Conscience: An Interdisciplinary View
. Ed(S): Zecha, G.; Weingartner, Paul
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Description for Conscience: An Interdisciplinary View
Paperback. Editor(s): Zecha, G.; Weingartner, Paul. Series: Theory and Decision Library A:. Num Pages: 304 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GBC; HPC; HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 498.
Value change and uncertainty about the validity of traditional moral convictions are frequently observed when scientific re search confronts us with new moral problems or challenges the moral responsibility of the scientist. Which ethics is to be relied on? Which principles are the most reasonable, the most humane ones? For want of an appropriate answer, moral authorities of ten point to conscience, the individual conscience, which seems to be man's unique, directly accessible and final source of moral contention. But what is meant by 'conscience'? There is hardly a notion as widely used and at the same time as controversial ... Read more
Value change and uncertainty about the validity of traditional moral convictions are frequently observed when scientific re search confronts us with new moral problems or challenges the moral responsibility of the scientist. Which ethics is to be relied on? Which principles are the most reasonable, the most humane ones? For want of an appropriate answer, moral authorities of ten point to conscience, the individual conscience, which seems to be man's unique, directly accessible and final source of moral contention. But what is meant by 'conscience'? There is hardly a notion as widely used and at the same time as controversial ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
Series
Theory and Decision Library A:
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9789401082006
SKU
V9789401082006
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Reviews for Conscience: An Interdisciplinary View
`This book presents an excellent overview of theoretical and empirical issues in the investigation of conscience. ... a rich source of integrative modern thinking. I would like to recommend this book to students and scholars in philosophy, education, social and comparison of the important notions of human sciences, and to all those who are concerned ... Read more