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The Responsibilities of Freedom
出版University of Notre Dame Press, 1980
主題Philosophy / Ethics & Moral Philosophy
ISBN02680066369780268006631
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=c_8sAAAAMAAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
註釋"College ethics classes and discussion groups will discover that this book says something new about ethics, and says it in a nontechnical, easy-to-understand manner, with numerous examples of real-life ethical problems and responses to them. Practical guidelines challenge the reader to apply this new ethical outlook to his own life. The book assumes as a starting point the confusion over ethics so apparent in our country at the present time. The authors do not simply defend traditional morality, which appears irrelevant to many, nor do they simply attack the new morality, which both as a matter of theory and in its practical application leaves many unsatisfied and groping for better guidelines. They offer instead a new morality, viable alternative an advance beyond the new morality, toward a sounder and more humane ethics which combines the basically sound insights of both approaches to ethics. They begin by identifying the several different meanings of "freedom," three distict level of action, and the importance of the social dimension for the ethical question. They argue that morality is, basically, a question of how one chooses. They conclude that the "inclusivistic" manner of choosing, in which one remains open to the fullest possible range of human purposes and therefore to the fullest possible growth as a person, is the morally good one. Eight "modes of responsibility" are identified as practical guidelines for choice. This book concludes with discussion of such matters of practical concern as education, social reform, and religion, all situated in the context of the ethical theory which has been set forth. Each of the concise chapters is followed by a list of discussion questions to help readers explore further the issues raised. A list of readings identifies sources which either complement the authors' discussions or offer opposing points of view."-Publisher.