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Ethics, philosophy: ethics is concerned with the evaluation and justification of actions and ultimately a justification of morality. See also good, values, norms, actions, deontology, deontic logic, consequentialism, morals, motives, reasons, action theory._____________Annotation: The above characterizations of concepts are neither definitions nor exhausting presentations of problems related to them. Instead, they are intended to give a short introduction to the contributions below. – Lexicon of Arguments. | |||
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Colin McGinn on Ethics - Dictionary of Arguments
I 148 Values/Transcendental Naturalism/TN/McGinn: context of our practice of praise and blame with the transcendental naturalism: Kant: (mutatis mutandis) at reasonable praise and blame, it is not necessary that we understand the nature of free will, but that we know about their existence. McGinn: this is certainly true, but draws our sense of justification in doubt. Ethical value judgments have a foundation that is unclear and not quite tangible for us, furthermore they transverse cross-like to the categories of understanding which were set up in us. --- Seel III 22 Ethics/moral/aesthetic/McGinn: Thesis: moral attitude is an expression of a harmonious and therefore beautiful soul. III 24 SeelVs: also a man with a beautiful soul can be a monster. - For a moral stability, it also means not to be at any time in peace with oneself. >Soul._____________Explanation of symbols: Roman numerals indicate the source, arabic numerals indicate the page number. The corresponding books are indicated on the right hand side. ((s)…): Comment by the sender of the contribution. Translations: Dictionary of Arguments The note [Concept/Author], [Author1]Vs[Author2] or [Author]Vs[term] resp. "problem:"/"solution:", "old:"/"new:" and "thesis:" is an addition from the Dictionary of Arguments. If a German edition is specified, the page numbers refer to this edition. |
McGinn I Colin McGinn Problems in Philosophy. The Limits of Inquiry, Cambridge/MA 1993 German Edition: Die Grenzen vernünftigen Fragens Stuttgart 1996 McGinn II C. McGinn The Mysteriouy Flame. Conscious Minds in a Material World, New York 1999 German Edition: Wie kommt der Geist in die Materie? München 2001 Seel I M. Seel Die Kunst der Entzweiung Frankfurt 1997 Seel II M. Seel Ästhetik des Erscheinens München 2000 Seel III M. Seel Vom Handwerk der Philosophie München 2001 |