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Zusatztext it is well worth having a concentrated diet of Singer before us. Professor Singer is fond of Iris Murdoch's adage that doing philosophy "is to explore one's own temperament, and yet at the same time attempt to discover the truth". In this case both the temperament and the truths discovered will be found rewarding. . . . the philosophy is replete with literary and other allusions, but is also rigorous. And this means that the judgments it comes up with are never simplistic, but are grounded in some breadth or depth of experience, what some might characterize as common sense. Klappentext The Ideal of a Rational Morality collects the most important essays by the distinguished moral philosopher Marcus G. Singer. Its guiding theme is the concept of a morality based in reason, which is presupposed in ordinary moral contexts and provides an ideal for improving ordinary morality and correcting moral judgements. Singer makes compelling claims that certain fundamental presuppositions are inescapable in moral thought, that fundamental moral principles can be proved, and that the concepts of truth and 'common sense' are essential to ethics. Zusammenfassung A collection of essays by moral philosopher Marcus G. Singer. The guiding theme is the concept of a morality based in reason, which is presupposed in ordinary moral contexts and provides an ideal for improving ordinary morality and correcting moral judgements. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface I: The Ideal of a Rational Morality II: On Truth in Ethics III: Moral Theory and Justification IV: The Methods of Justice V: Ethics and Common Sense VI: Value Judgments and Normative Claims VII: Moral Worth and Fundamental Rights VIII: On Race and Racism IX: Judicial Decisions and Judicial Opinions X: Institutional Ethics XI: Moral Issues and Social Problems XII: The Golden Rule XIII: Mill on Happiness and Utility Additional Notes, References, and Supplementary Essays Index ...
