Moral Psychology - A Contemporary Introduction

This was the first philosophy textbook in moral psychology, introducing students to a range of philosophical topics and debates. This new edition includes a chapter on the question of whether morality is innate or learned. The bulleted summaries, study questions, and lists for further readings have been updated.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Chapter 1. Introduction: What is Moral Psychology? Part I: Human Nature: What are We Like and What Does it Matter? Chapter 2. The Starting Points of Morality Chapter 3. Moral Motivation and Selfishness Chapter 4. Why Be Moral?: Moral Reasons and Well-Being Part II: Moral Motivation and Moral Judgment Chapter 5. Desires and Reasons Chapter 6. Emotion and Moral Judgment Chapter 7. Sentimentalism and Rationalism Chapter 8. Brains, Biases, and Trolleys Chapter 9. Virtue Part III: Agency and Moral Responsibility Chapter 10. The Psychology of the Responsible Agent Chapter 11. Moral Responsibility, Free Will, and Determinism Chapter 12. Conclusion. Index

Über den Autor / die Autorin

Valerie Tiberius is Professor of Philosophy and the Paul W. Frenzel Chair in Liberal Arts at the University of Minnesota. Her previous books include – in addition to the First Edition of Moral Psychology: A Contemporary Introduction (Routledge, 2014) – What Do You Want out of Life?: A Philosophical Guide to Figuring Out What Matters (Princeton University Press, 2023), Well-Being as Value Fulfilment: How We Can Help Each Other to Live Well (Oxford University Press, 2018), and The Reflective Life: Living Wisely with Our Limits (Oxford University Press, 2008).

Zusammenfassung

This was the first philosophy textbook in moral psychology, introducing students to a range of philosophical topics and debates. This new edition includes a chapter on the question of whether morality is innate or learned. The bulleted summaries, study questions, and lists for further readings have been updated.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Valerie Tiberius, Tiberius Valerie
• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 01.07.2023
• EAN: 9781032388465
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3238846-5
• Seiten: 256
• Serie: Routledge Contemporary Introductions to Philosophy
• Themen: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Philosophie > Allgemeines, Lexika; Sachbuch > Philosophie, Religion > Philosophie: Allgemeines, Nachschlagewerke; PHILOSOPHY / Mind & Body, PSYCHOLOGY / Social Psychology, PHILOSOPHY / Ethics & Moral Philosophy, Philosophy of Mind, PSYCHOLOGY / Movements / General, PSYCHOLOGY / Developmental / Child, Ethics & moral philosophy, Child & developmental psychology, Social, group or collective psychology, Child, developmental and lifespan psychology, Psychological theory, systems, schools and viewpoints, Ethics and moral philosophy, Psychological theory & schools of thought