Morals of Modernity

Klappentext The essays collected in this volume explore the problem of the relationship between moral philosophy and modernity. This problem consists in defining the way distinctive forms of modern experience should orient our moral thinking, as well as examining whether the dominant forms of modern philosophy have not become blind to important dimensions of the moral life. Zusammenfassung The essays collected in this volume all explore the problem of the relation between moral philosophy and modernity. Written in a distinctively lucid style and covering a wide compass! these essays will be of particular interest to professional philosophers and political scientists! but will also appeal to general readers concerned with ethics and politics. Inhaltsverzeichnis Part I. Modern Ethics: 1. The right and the good; 2. Beyond religion and enlightenment; 3. The secret philosophy of Leo Strauss; Part II. Beyond Naturalism: 4. Nietzsche's legacy; 5. Moral knowledge; Part III. Liberalism and Modernity: 6. Political liberalism; 7. Pluralism and reasonable disagreement; 8. Carl Schmitt's critique of liberal democracy; 9. Modernity and the disunity of reason; 10. The foundation of modern democracy: reflections on Jurgen Habermas.

Product details

• Authors: Charles E. Larmore, Charles Larmore
• Assisted by: Robert B. Pippin (Editor)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Content: Book
• Product form: Paperback / Softback
• Publication date: 29.03.1996
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: antiquity to present day
• EAN: 9780521497725
• ISBN: 978-0-521-49772-5
• Pages: 240
• Series: Modern European Philosophy (Pa; Modern European Philosophy
• Subjects: PHILOSOPHY / History & Surveys / Modern, PHILOSOPHY / Ethics & Moral Philosophy, 20th Century, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, Ethics & moral philosophy, Ethics and moral philosophy, Western philosophy from c 1800, Western Philosophy, From C 1900 -