Actual EthicsActual Ethics offers a moral defense of the 'classical liberal' political tradition and applies it to several of today's vexing moral and political issues. James Otteson argues that a Kantian conception of personhood and an Aristotelian conception of judgment are compatible and even complementary. He shows why they are morally attractive, and perhaps most controversially, when combined, they imply a limited, classical liberal political state. Otteson then addresses several contemporary problems - wealth and poverty, public education, animal welfare, and affirmative action - and shows how each can be plausibly addressed within the Kantian, Aristotelian and classical liberal framework. Written in clear, engaging, and jargon-free prose, Actual Ethics will give students and general audiences an overview of a powerful and rich moral and political tradition that they might not otherwise consider. |
Contents
Section 20 | 174 |
Section 21 | 192 |
Section 22 | 199 |
Section 23 | 201 |
Section 24 | 217 |
Section 25 | 243 |
Section 26 | 250 |
Section 27 | 266 |
Section 9 | 68 |
Section 10 | 97 |
Section 11 | 102 |
Section 12 | 119 |
Section 13 | 121 |
Section 14 | 126 |
Section 15 | 129 |
Section 16 | 130 |
Section 17 | 155 |
Section 18 | 159 |
Section 19 | 171 |
Section 28 | 278 |
Section 29 | 281 |
Section 30 | 291 |
Section 31 | 297 |
Section 32 | 302 |
Section 33 | 310 |
Section 34 | 312 |
Section 35 | 319 |
Section 36 | 327 |
Section 37 | 334 |
Section 38 | 338 |
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