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Ethical Encounter: The Depth of Moral Meaning (Swansea Studies in Philosophy)
C. Cordner
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Hardcover. This title shows how our moral concepts are nourished by awe, reverence, and various forms of love. These ways of encountering the world and other human beings inform our sense of good and evil, of justice and injustice, of obligation, of fidelity and betrayal, and of many virtues and vices. Series: Swansea Studies in Philosophy. Num Pages: 216 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 127 x 18. Weight in Grams: 445.
This book shows how our moral concepts are nourished by awe, reverence and various forms of love. These ways of encountering the world and other human beings inform our sense of good and evil, of justice and injustice, of obligation, of fidelity and betrayal, and of many virtues and vices. In ways moral philosophy commonly misses, this book shows moral understanding is broadened and deepened by what is disclosed only in these forms of encounter.
This book shows how our moral concepts are nourished by awe, reverence and various forms of love. These ways of encountering the world and other human beings inform our sense of good and evil, of justice and injustice, of obligation, of fidelity and betrayal, and of many virtues and vices. In ways moral philosophy commonly misses, this book shows moral understanding is broadened and deepened by what is disclosed only in these forms of encounter.
Product Details
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
216
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Series
Swansea Studies in Philosophy
Condition
New
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780333786369
SKU
V9780333786369
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About C. Cordner
CHRISTOPHER CORDNER is Lecturer in Philosophy at the University of Melbourne. His main philosophical interest is ethics, on which he has published articles in a range of journals.
Reviews for Ethical Encounter: The Depth of Moral Meaning (Swansea Studies in Philosophy)
'...an intriguing, original grounding for morality...Cordner is a pleasure to read, for he develops his theses through beautifully crafted meditations upon incidents from literature and life. His many fine distinctions and intriguing insights about moral action and motivation will broaden and deepen any reader's understanding of morality...his book is a lyrically written, persuasive evocation of an important strand in the ... Read more