Living and Value Toward a Constructive Postmodern Ethics

Name: Living and Value Toward a Constructive Postmodern Ethics
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ISBN: 9780791450604

ISBN-10: 0791450600

ISBN-13: 9780791450604

Edition: 2001

Authors: Frederick Ferre

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Book details

List price: $36.95
Copyright year: 2001
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Publication date: 5/31/2001
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 364
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.100
Language: English



Preface


Introduction to SUNY Series in Constructive Postmodern Thought




How Should We Approach Ethics?


As a Way of Thinking


As a Way of Judging


As a Way of Acting



Ethics



How Did We Get Here?


Early Pretheoretical Days


Classical Premodern Ethical Theory


Christian Premodern Ethical Theory


Early Modern Ethical Theory


Late Modern Ethical Theory



Ethics and Knowing


Ethical Experiencing


Ethical Thinking


Ethical Knowing


Coda: Overcoming Disconnections



Ethics and Being


The Locus of Value


Freedom, Obligation, and Responsibility


Persons and Organisms



Ethics and Religion



Context of Contexts


Religious World Models


Assessing Religious World Models



Question of God


Question of Proofs


Question of Purpose


Question of Pluralism



Ugliness and Evil


Evil as Ugliness


Types of Ugliness


Cultural Ugliness


Natural Ugliness


Handling Ugliness



Ethics and Society



Natural Values


Extraterrestrial Values


Earthling Values


Human Values



Technological Values


Technologies of the Organic


Technologies of the Personal



Political Values


Creativity


Homeostasis


Mutuality


Works Cited


Note on Centers


Name Index


Subject Index