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 |
: Kwame Anthony Appiah |
Publisher |
: W. W. Norton & Company |
Total Pages |
: 288 |
Release |
: 2011-09-06 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780393080711 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0393080714 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (11 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Honor Code: How Moral Revolutions Happen by : Kwame Anthony Appiah
"[Appiah's] work reveals the heart and sensitivity of a novelist. . . .Fascinating, erudite and beautifully written."—The New York Times Book Review In this groundbreaking work, Kwame Anthony Appiah, hailed as "one of the most relevant philosophers today" (New York Times Book Review), changes the way we understand human behavior and the way social reform is brought about. In brilliantly arguing that new democratic movements over the last century have not been driven by legislation from above, Appiah explores the end of the duel in aristocratic England, the tumultuous struggles over footbinding in nineteenth-century China, the uprising of ordinary people against Atlantic slavery, and the horrors of "honor killing" in contemporary Pakistan. Intertwining philosophy and historical narrative, he has created "a fascinating study of moral evolution" (Philadelphia Inquirer) that demonstrates the critical role honor plays a in the struggle against man's inhumanity to man.
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 |
: 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 |
: 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 |
: Jon P. Gunnemann |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 277 |
Release |
: 1979-01-01 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0300019971 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780300019971 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (71 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Moral Meaning of Revolution by : Jon P. Gunnemann
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 |
: 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.