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Ethics, Life and Institutions. an Attempt at Practical Philosophy.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Prague : Karolinum Press, 2016Copyright date: ©2016Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (258 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9788024634302
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Ethics, Life and Institutions. an Attempt at Practical PhilosophyDDC classification:
  • 170
LOC classification:
  • BJ1012 .S656 2016
Online resources:
Contents:
Cover -- Contents -- Introduction -- 1. Practical Philosophy -- 2. From Words to Terms -- 2.1 Life -- Evolution and Evaluation -- 2.2 The Threefold Model of Freedom -- 2.3 Freedom and Power -- Competition, Rivalry and Enmity -- 2.4 Custom, Morality and Ethics -- 2.5 Relative, Relativity and Relativism -- 2.6 Decision and Responsibility -- 2.7 Justice -- 3. Main Ideas of Practical Philosophy -- 3.1 The world in balance -- Retribution and Compensation -- The Golden Rule -- Kant and the Categorical Imperative -- 3.2 Happiness and Wellbeing -- Aristotle and Eudaimonia -- Epicureanism and Hedonism -- Christianity and Morality -- Utilitarianism -- 3.3 The Discovery of the Soul -- Honour and Conscience -- Perfection of the Soul -- Autonomy and Heteronomy -- 3.4 The Idea of Good and Ethical Realism -- Good and Evil -- What is Evil? -- 3.5 Moral Sense -- Sentiment and Reason -- 4. The Ethics of Heritage -- 4.1 Ancestors and Descendants -- 4.2 Life as Inheritance -- 4.3 Heir and Steward -- Private Heir -- 4.4 Institutions and Action in Roles -- Citizen and Employee -- Acting in a Role -- Corruption -- Institutions as Inheritance -- 4.5 Summary -- 5. Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index.
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Cover -- Contents -- Introduction -- 1. Practical Philosophy -- 2. From Words to Terms -- 2.1 Life -- Evolution and Evaluation -- 2.2 The Threefold Model of Freedom -- 2.3 Freedom and Power -- Competition, Rivalry and Enmity -- 2.4 Custom, Morality and Ethics -- 2.5 Relative, Relativity and Relativism -- 2.6 Decision and Responsibility -- 2.7 Justice -- 3. Main Ideas of Practical Philosophy -- 3.1 The world in balance -- Retribution and Compensation -- The Golden Rule -- Kant and the Categorical Imperative -- 3.2 Happiness and Wellbeing -- Aristotle and Eudaimonia -- Epicureanism and Hedonism -- Christianity and Morality -- Utilitarianism -- 3.3 The Discovery of the Soul -- Honour and Conscience -- Perfection of the Soul -- Autonomy and Heteronomy -- 3.4 The Idea of Good and Ethical Realism -- Good and Evil -- What is Evil? -- 3.5 Moral Sense -- Sentiment and Reason -- 4. The Ethics of Heritage -- 4.1 Ancestors and Descendants -- 4.2 Life as Inheritance -- 4.3 Heir and Steward -- Private Heir -- 4.4 Institutions and Action in Roles -- Citizen and Employee -- Acting in a Role -- Corruption -- Institutions as Inheritance -- 4.5 Summary -- 5. Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

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