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Decent People
Norman S. Care
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Description for Decent People
Paperback. This text addresses what it means to be a good or decent person. The discussion is centered on motivation issues, rather than on the content of moral principles or the imperitives of ethical theory. The background for the discussion is the world at large. Num Pages: 224 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 146 x 12. Weight in Grams: 300.
In this book Norman S. Care addresses the question of what it is to be a good or decent person. His discussion is centered on motivation issues, rather than on the content of moral principles or the imperatives of ethical theory. He argues that decent people are constrained by moral-emotional nature to take certain things seriously, and this is part of what it means to have a moral life. The background of the discussion is the world around us. 'The world is no extension of the affluence that shields a few of us; it is instead a sea of pain and despair, with only small and sometimes temporary islands of stability and prosperity.'
Product Details
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780742507098
SKU
V9780742507098
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99-15
About Norman S. Care
Norman S. Care is professor of philosophy at Oberlin College.
Reviews for Decent People
The best feature of the book is its organizing vision—one of deep humanistic sensitivity.
Jeffrie Murphy Care has performed a valuable service by examining the variety of motivating factors that support a moral life. His caution and reluctance to accept easy answers are commendable.
Journal of the American Psychoanalytic Association
It is a distinctive feature of this engaging book that it contrives to be both unsettling and comforting at the same time.
Practical Philosophy
Norman Care writes lucidly and engagingly, without technical jargon. His ideas speak to concerns everyone has, or should have. This often subtle and highly nuanced book makes in important contribution to philosophical ethics in the ways that it takes emotional responses seriously.
Philosophy and Phenomenological Research
As part of his on-going project of becoming reconciled to the human condition, Norman Care asks how we are to respond to the apparent fact that people are, from time to time, simply indifferent to what they would even admit were serious moral issues. In taking up related issues, he considers the thorny problem of how to motivate concern for very distant future generations, which makes an important contribution to enviornmental ethics. One of the refreshing things about Norman Care's work is that he is impossible to classify, he appears to have no axes to grind, and he defines issues for himself in a novel way.
Claudia Card
Jeffrie Murphy Care has performed a valuable service by examining the variety of motivating factors that support a moral life. His caution and reluctance to accept easy answers are commendable.
Journal of the American Psychoanalytic Association
It is a distinctive feature of this engaging book that it contrives to be both unsettling and comforting at the same time.
Practical Philosophy
Norman Care writes lucidly and engagingly, without technical jargon. His ideas speak to concerns everyone has, or should have. This often subtle and highly nuanced book makes in important contribution to philosophical ethics in the ways that it takes emotional responses seriously.
Philosophy and Phenomenological Research
As part of his on-going project of becoming reconciled to the human condition, Norman Care asks how we are to respond to the apparent fact that people are, from time to time, simply indifferent to what they would even admit were serious moral issues. In taking up related issues, he considers the thorny problem of how to motivate concern for very distant future generations, which makes an important contribution to enviornmental ethics. One of the refreshing things about Norman Care's work is that he is impossible to classify, he appears to have no axes to grind, and he defines issues for himself in a novel way.
Claudia Card