The Structure Of Moral Revolutions
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Author |
: Robert Baker |
Publisher |
: MIT Press |
Total Pages |
: 335 |
Release |
: 2019-11-12 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780262043083 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0262043084 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (83 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Structure of Moral Revolutions by : Robert Baker
A theoretical account of moral revolutions, illustrated by historical cases that include the criminalization and decriminalization of abortion and the patient rebellion against medical paternalism. We live in an age of moral revolutions in which the once morally outrageous has become morally acceptable, and the formerly acceptable is now regarded as reprehensible. Attitudes toward same-sex love, for example, and the proper role of women, have undergone paradigm shifts over the last several decades. In this book, Robert Baker argues that these inversions are the product of moral revolutions that follow a pattern similar to that of the scientific revolutions analyzed by Thomas Kuhn in his influential book, The Structure of Scientific Revolutions. After laying out the theoretical terrain, Baker develops his argument with examples of moral reversals from the recent and distant past. He describes the revolution, led by the utilitarian philosopher Jeremy Bentham, that transformed the postmortem dissection of human bodies from punitive desecration to civic virtue; the criminalization of abortion in the nineteenth century and its decriminalization in the twentieth century; and the invention of a new bioethics paradigm in the 1970s and 1980s, supporting a patient-led rebellion against medical paternalism. Finally, Baker reflects on moral relativism, arguing that the acceptance of “absolute” moral truths denies us the diversity of moral perspectives that permit us to alter our morality in response to changing environments.
Author |
: Robert Baker |
Publisher |
: MIT Press |
Total Pages |
: 335 |
Release |
: 2019-11-12 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780262355339 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0262355337 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (39 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Structure of Moral Revolutions by : Robert Baker
A theoretical account of moral revolutions, illustrated by historical cases that include the criminalization and decriminalization of abortion and the patient rebellion against medical paternalism. We live in an age of moral revolutions in which the once morally outrageous has become morally acceptable, and the formerly acceptable is now regarded as reprehensible. Attitudes toward same-sex love, for example, and the proper role of women, have undergone paradigm shifts over the last several decades. In this book, Robert Baker argues that these inversions are the product of moral revolutions that follow a pattern similar to that of the scientific revolutions analyzed by Thomas Kuhn in his influential book, The Structure of Scientific Revolutions. After laying out the theoretical terrain, Baker develops his argument with examples of moral reversals from the recent and distant past. He describes the revolution, led by the utilitarian philosopher Jeremy Bentham, that transformed the postmortem dissection of human bodies from punitive desecration to civic virtue; the criminalization of abortion in the nineteenth century and its decriminalization in the twentieth century; and the invention of a new bioethics paradigm in the 1970s and 1980s, supporting a patient-led rebellion against medical paternalism. Finally, Baker reflects on moral relativism, arguing that the acceptance of “absolute” moral truths denies us the diversity of moral perspectives that permit us to alter our morality in response to changing environments.
Author |
: Mary Wollstonecraft |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 550 |
Release |
: 1794 |
ISBN-10 |
: OSU:32435017640152 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (52 Downloads) |
Synopsis An Historical and Moral View of the Origin and Progress of the French Revolution by : Mary Wollstonecraft
Author |
: Cecilie Eriksen |
Publisher |
: Springer Nature |
Total Pages |
: 180 |
Release |
: 2020-12-14 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9783030610371 |
ISBN-13 |
: 3030610373 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (71 Downloads) |
Synopsis Moral Change by : Cecilie Eriksen
How does moral change happen? What leads to the overthrow or gradual transformation of moral beliefs, ideals, and values? Change is one of the most striking features of morality, yet it is poorly understood. In this book, Cecilie Eriksen provides an illuminating map of the dynamics, structure, and normativity of moral change. Through eight narratives inspired by the legal domain and in dialogue with modern moral philosophy, Eriksen discusses moral bias, conflict, progress, and revolutions. She develops a context-sensitive understanding of ethics and shows how we can harvest a knowledge of the past that will enable us to build a better future.
Author |
: David Copp |
Publisher |
: OUP USA |
Total Pages |
: 680 |
Release |
: 2006-01-26 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780195147797 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0195147790 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (97 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Oxford Handbook of Ethical Theory by : David Copp
The Handbook is a comprehensive reference work in ethical theory consisting of commissioned articles by leading scholars. The first part treats meta-ethics and the second part normative ethical theory. As with all the Oxford Handbooks, the collection is designed to achieve three goals: exposition of central ideas, criticism of other approaches, and defenses of distinct points of view.
Author |
: Jack A. Goldstone |
Publisher |
: Oxford University Press |
Total Pages |
: 177 |
Release |
: 2023 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780197666302 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0197666302 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (02 Downloads) |
Synopsis Revolutions: a Very Short Introduction by : Jack A. Goldstone
"In the 20th and 21st century revolutions have become more urban, often less violent, but also more frequent and more transformative of the international order. Whether it is the revolutions against Communism in Eastern Europe and the USSR; the "color revolutions" across Asia, Europe and North Africa; or the religious revolutions in Iran, Afghanistan, and Syria; today's revolutions are quite different from those of the past. Modern theories of revolution have therefore replaced the older class-based theories with more varied, dynamic, and contingent models of social and political change. This new edition updates the history of revolutions, from Classical Greece and Rome to the Revolution of Dignity in the Ukraine, with attention to the changing types and outcomes of revolutionary struggles. It also presents the latest advances in the theory of revolutions, including the issues of revolutionary waves, revolutionary leadership, international influences, and the likelihood of revolutions to come. This volume provides a brief but comprehensive introduction to the nature of revolutions and their role in global history"--
Author |
: Cecilie Eriksen |
Publisher |
: Berghahn Books |
Total Pages |
: 244 |
Release |
: 2022-08-12 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781800735989 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1800735987 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (89 Downloads) |
Synopsis New Perspectives on Moral Change by : Cecilie Eriksen
The world we live in is constantly changing. Climate change, transforming gender conceptions, emerging issues of food consumption, novel forms of family life and technological developments are altering central areas of our forms of life. This raises questions of how to cope with and understand the moral changes implicit in such alterations. This volume is the first to address moral change as such. It brings together anthropologists and philosophers to discuss how to study and theorize the change of norms, concepts, emotions, moral frameworks and forms of personhood.
Author |
: Rosamond Rhodes |
Publisher |
: Oxford University Press, USA |
Total Pages |
: 433 |
Release |
: 2020-02-17 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780190859909 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0190859903 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (09 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Trusted Doctor by : Rosamond Rhodes
Common morality has been the touchstone of medical ethics since the publication of Beauchamp and Childress's Principles of Biomedical Ethics in 1979. Rosamond Rhodes challenges this dominant view by presenting an original and novel account of the ethics of medicine, one deeply rooted in the actual experience of medical professionals. She argues that common morality accounts of medical ethics are unsuitable for the profession, and inadequate for responding to the particular issues that arise in medical practice. Instead, Rhodes argues that medicine's distinctive ethics should be explained in terms of the trust that society allows to the profession. Trust is the core and starting point of Rhodes' moral framework, which states that the most basic duty of doctors is to "seek trust and be trustworthy." Building from this foundation, Rhodes explicates the sixteen specific duties that doctors take on when they join the profession, and demonstrates how her view of these duties is largely consistent with the codes of medical ethics of medical societies around the world. She then explains why it is critical for physicians to develop the attitudes or "doctorly" virtues that comprise the character of trustworthy doctors and buttress physicians' efforts to fulfil their professional obligations. Her book's presentation of physicians' duties and the elements that comprise a doctorly character, together add up to a cohesive and comprehensive description of what medical professionalism really entails. Rhodes's analysis provides a clear understanding of medical professionalism as well as a guide for doctors navigating the ethically challenging situations that arise in clinical practice
Author |
: Sarah Lucia Hoagland |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 374 |
Release |
: 1988 |
ISBN-10 |
: STANFORD:36105002502784 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (84 Downloads) |
Synopsis Lesbian Ethics by : Sarah Lucia Hoagland
Challenging control in lesbian relationships, this book develops an ethics relevent to lesbians under oppression.
Author |
: Philip Kitcher |
Publisher |
: Oxford University Press |
Total Pages |
: 173 |
Release |
: 2021-05-26 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780197549179 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0197549179 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (79 Downloads) |
Synopsis Moral Progress by : Philip Kitcher
This inaugural volume in the Munich Lectures in Ethics series presents lectures by noted philosopher Philip Kitcher. In these lectures, Kitcher develops further the pragmatist approach to moral philosophy, begun in his book The Ethical Project. He uses three historical examples of moral progress--the abolition of chattel slavery, the expansion of opportunities for women, and the increasing acceptance of same-sex love--to propose methods for moral inquiry. In his recommended methodology, Kitcher sees moral progress, for individuals and for societies, through collective discussions that become more inclusive, better informed, and involve participants more inclined to engage with the perspectives of others and aim at actions tolerable by all. The volume is introduced by Jan-Christoph Heilinger and contains commentaries from distinguished scholars Amia Srinivasan, Susan Neiman, and Rahel Jaeggi, and Kitcher's response to their commentaries.