The Morality of Freedom

The Morality of Freedom PDF Author: Joseph Raz
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0198248075
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 446

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"Morality of Freedom" is the winner of the W J M Mackenzie Prize of the Political Studies Association for 1987.

The Morality of Freedom

The Morality of Freedom PDF Author: Joseph Raz
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0198248075
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 446

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Book Description
"Morality of Freedom" is the winner of the W J M Mackenzie Prize of the Political Studies Association for 1987.

Moral Freedom

Moral Freedom PDF Author: Alan Wolfe
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 9780393323023
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 278

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Focusing on the traditional virtues of loyalty, honesty, self- restraint, and forgiveness, Wolfe (religion and American public life, Boston College) describes the state of contemporary moral thinking in the United States. He describes the struggle for individuals to forge a moral life without guidance from strict conventions. He considers the prevalent attitudes of eight American communities: from San Francisco's Castro district to the small-town environs of Tipton, Iowa, from Lackland Air Force Base to Fall River, Massachusetts. The cover shows shows the subtitle as The search for virtue in a world of choice, while the title page (and Library of Congress) cataloguing show The impossible idea that defines the way we live now. c. Book News Inc.

Happiness, Justice, and Freedom

Happiness, Justice, and Freedom PDF Author: Fred R. Berger
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 0520347196
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 374

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This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1984.

Moral Rights and Political Freedom

Moral Rights and Political Freedom PDF Author: Tara Smith
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 9780847680276
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 244

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Part I - Rights

Thomas Reid on Freedom and Morality

Thomas Reid on Freedom and Morality PDF Author: William L. Rowe
Publisher: Cornell University Press
ISBN: 1501718614
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 204

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In this succinct and well-written book, one of our most eminent philosophers provides a fresh reading of the view of freedom and morality developed by Thomas Reid (1710-1796). Although contemporary theorists have written extensively about the Scottish philosopher's contributions to the theory of knowledge, this is the first book-length study of his contributions to the controversy over freedom and necessity. William L. Rowe argues that Reid developed a subtle, systematic theory of moral freedom based on the idea of the human being as a free and morally responsible agent. He carefully reconstructs the theory and explores the intellectual background to Reid's views in the work of John Locke, Samuel Clarke, and Anthony Collins. Rowe develops a novel account of Reid's conception of free action and relates it to contemporary arguments that moral responsibility for an action implies the power to have done otherwise. Distilling from Reid's work a viable version of the agency theory of freedom and responsibility, he suggests how Reid's theory can be defended against the major objections—both historical and contemporary—that have been advanced against it. Blending to good effect historical and philosophical analysis, Thomas Reid on Freedom and Morality should interest philosophers, political theorists, and intellectual historians.

The Freedom of Morality

The Freedom of Morality PDF Author: Chrēstos Giannaras
Publisher: St Vladimir's Seminary Press
ISBN:
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 288

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An inquiry into the criteria and presuppositions which enable us to confront moral problems. It highlights Christian morality primarily in terms of persons in their freedom and mutual relationships rather than in juridical terms.

Freedom's Law

Freedom's Law PDF Author: Ronald Dworkin
Publisher: OUP Oxford
ISBN: 0198265573
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 438

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Dworkin's important book is a collection of essays which discuss almost all of the great constitutional issues of the last two decades, including abortion, euthanasia, capital punishment, homosexuality, pornography, and free speech. Dworkin offers a consistently liberal view of the Constitution and argues that fidelity to it and to law demands that judges make moral judgments. He proposes that we all interpret the abstract language of the Constitution by reference to moral principles about political decency and justice. His 'moral reading' therefore brings political morality into the heart of constitutional law. The various chapters of this book were first published separately; now drawn together they provide the reader with a rich, full-length treatment of Dworkin's general theory of law.

Freedom and Moral Responsibility

Freedom and Moral Responsibility PDF Author: Charles Harry Manekin
Publisher: Eisenbrauns
ISBN:
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 296

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Presents five new perspectives on the free will problem, and six interpretations of what Jewish thinkers of the past had to say about the problem. Topics include the concept of freedom that exists independently of a sense of self, arguments against the principle of alternative possibilities, the denial of free will in Hasidic thought, notions of choice held by Medieval Jewish and Islamic thinkers, and Maimonides' concepts of freedom and the sense of shame. Distributed by CDL Press. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Pedagogy of Freedom

Pedagogy of Freedom PDF Author: Paulo Freire
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
ISBN: 1461640652
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 177

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Book Description
This book displays the striking creativity and profound insight that characterized Freire's work to the very end of his life-an uplifting and provocative exploration not only for educators, but also for all that learn and live.

Happiness, Morality, and Freedom

Happiness, Morality, and Freedom PDF Author: Arthur Melnick
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004283218
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 223

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To be happy is to be emotionally and evaluatively satisfied with one’s life according to a standard of satisfaction one can claim as one’s own as a reasoning being. Since there is no definitive proof of what the standard of satisfaction is, being open to the devising and testing of standards by others is part of claiming one’s own standard as a reasoning being. This open-ness is equivalent to being open to and hence respecting and caring for the pursuit of happiness of others. Since such respect and care is what it is to be moral, it follows that one cannot be happy without being moral.