Morality for Humans - Ethical Understanding From the Perspective of Cognitive Science

Informationen zum Autor Mark Johnson is the Philip H. Knight Professor of Liberal Arts and Sciences in the Department of Philosophy at the University of Oregon. He is the author of several books! including The Meaning of the Body! The Body in the Mind! and Moral Imagination! and coauthor! with George Lakoff! of Metaphors We Live By and Philosophy in the Flesh. Klappentext What is the difference between right and wrong? Combining cognitive science with a pragmatist philosophical framework! this book argues that appealing solely to absolute principles and values is not only scientifically unsound but even morally suspect. Zusammenfassung What is the difference between right and wrong? Combining cognitive science with a pragmatist philosophical framework! this book argues that appealing solely to absolute principles and values is not only scientifically unsound but even morally suspect.

Product details

• Authors: Mark Johnson
• Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 25.03.2014
• EAN: 9780226113401
• ISBN: 978-0-226-11340-1
• No. of pages: 280
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works; PHILOSOPHY / Mind & Body, PHILOSOPHY / Ethics & Moral Philosophy, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Neuroscience, Philosophy of Mind, PSYCHOLOGY / Cognitive Psychology & Cognition, Ethics & moral philosophy, Cognition & cognitive psychology, Neurosciences, Ethics and moral philosophy, Cognition and cognitive psychology