Moral Cosmology - On Being in the World Fully and Well

This book argues for a unified worldview of moral cosmology that will allow us to be truly at home in the universe, a view that was disrupted by the European Enlightenment. The author contends that a basic understanding of quantum physics and relative theory offers the widest possible background for the renewal of a moral cosmology.

List of contents

Introduction
Chapter One: The Rise and Fall of Moral Cosmology
Chapter Two: Ethics Within Physics
Chapter Three: Background Conditions
Chapter Four: Ordinary Cosmology and Mathematics
Chapter Five: Ordinary Cosmology and Physics
Conclusion
Appendix: A Normative Cosmology

About the author

Albert Borgmann was professor emeritus of philosophy at the University of Montana.

Summary

This book argues for a unified worldview of moral cosmology that will allow us to be truly at home in the universe, a view that was disrupted by the European Enlightenment. The author contends that a basic understanding of quantum physics and relative theory offers the widest possible background for the renewal of a moral cosmology.

Product details

• Authors: Albert Borgmann, Borgmann Albert
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 15.11.2023
• EAN: 9781666900460
• ISBN: 978-1-66690-046-0
• No. of pages: 132
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works; PHILOSOPHY / Ethics & Moral Philosophy, SCIENCE / Philosophy & Social Aspects, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Social Aspects, Philosophy of Science, Ethics & moral philosophy, Ethics and moral philosophy, Impact of science & technology on society, Cosmology & the universe, Cosmology and the universe, Impact of science and technology on society, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Technology Studies, SCIENCE / Space Science / Cosmology