Moral Discourse in a Pluralistic World

Daniel Vokey

Description

By clarifying the ways in which genuine agreement on moral issues can be pursued through moral discourse, Vokey provides a coherent conceptual framework for addressing the political, social, and environmental problems arising from unresolved moral conflict. This volume will interest those engaged in moral and political philosophy, conflict resolution, philosophy of education, and those involved in cross-cultural conversations among Western and Eastern philosophies.

Sujets

• Philosophie
• Éthique et morale
• Philosophie de la religion
• Moral Philosophy
• Philosophie et théologie
• Philosophy
• Ethics

Informations

• Publié par: University of Notre Dame Press
• Date de parution: 07 août 2001
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9780268160005
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 9 Mo

Extrait

MORAL DISCOURSE

î à Pluràlîstîc World

MORAL DISCoURSE

in a Pluralistic World

DaniEL VOKEy

ûéS  é é éSS Notre Dame, Indïana

University of Notre Dame Press

Copyrîght© 2001 Unîersîty of Notre Dam e

N otre Dam e, Indîana 46556

All Rîghts Resered

Www.undpress.nd.edu Published in the United States of America

Paperback edition published in 2017

LibàRy of Conress Catalo,ng-inPublication Data

Vokey Danîel.

M oral dîsçourse în a pluralîstîc world i Danîel Vokey.

p. cm .

Includes bîblîographîcal references and îndex. ISBN: 978-0-268-15998-6(paperback) ISBN: 978-0-268-03466-5 (hardback) ISBN 978-0-268-16000-5 (web pdf)

ï. Ethîcs. 2. Pluralîsm (Socîal scîences)- M oral and

ethîcal aspects. I. Tîtle.

BjL012.v655 2001

ï70'.42- dç21

2001000524

This book is pInted on acidjRee pap. o

ThIs book Is dedIcated to my matenal Randmoth,

MARY CHRISTINA (GRIFFIN) 

In memoY of he iey spIît and cherful wIsdom

Banïsh wïsdOm, dïscard knOwledge,

And the peOple wïll be benited a hundredFOld.

Banïsh human kïndness, dïscard mOàlïtY,

And the peOple wïll be dutul and cOmpassïOnate

Banïsh skïll, dïscard pôît, And thïeves and rObbers wïll dïsappeaR f when these three thïngs are dOne thy înd le

tOO plaïn and unadOed,

Let them have accessOes;

Gïve them sïmplïcïtY tO lOOk at,

the Uncarved BlOck tO hOld,

GiVe theM seLessness ànd fewness Ôf desires

-  

reface

Conens

      Ç     Raçtiçal Jûgments an MoRal oints of View MoRal Raitions an MoRal Śçetiçism MoRal isçoûRse

C h a p T e R O N e   è A   A  Ś MèA Ś M  è A è eyon beçtiism an elatiism érénT ¥uéS hé ncoénSuráT o éThodS ieRent "WoRs,  ieRent "RUths he nçommensûRabiit of Meaning ieRent beçties, ieRent Roblems he nçommensURabilit of ŚtanaRs

C h a p T e R T W O   è A   A      A      Ś ialeçtiçal Jûstiçation nteRnal ebates aRRatie an ialeçtiç ialeçtiça Jûstiçation èxteRna ebates oneRging Views

lX

 4 

44

49 5 55 5 6I

V

C O N T e N T s

C h a p T e R T h R e e   è Ś èAÇ     W   è  è   è Ç  è è ì   Ľ  M he ationality o f Raitions FûRtheR ûestions WoRl Views an Ways of ife he ŚeaRçh R Wie ećleçtie èqûilibRiûm

C h a p T e R F O U R M  A  A      Ś A   A è Ç   ÇA  è A è he èthiçs of ViRtûe MoRal Raitions he ationalit of MoRal Raitions he ase R the èthiçs of ViRtûe

C h a p T e R FI V e   è    è   è Ç   A  Ś  ĽAŚ Raçtiçal ationalit an MoRal èûçation MoRal heoRy an MoRal Raçtiçe ntRinsiç ooness an the ViRtûes

cHAPTÉR S èAŚ   Ś    è  èA ARehensions of ntRinsiç MoRal Valûe he èthiçs ofViRtûe eisite

C h a p T e R s e V e N M  A   Ś Ç    Ś è  h e ŚeaRçh R a ŚatisÀçtoRy MoRal oint o fView aRRatie an MoRal ènqûiRy MoRal isçoûRse in a lûRalistiç WoRl onçlûsion

Abbreviations otes References nDex

66

66 86 9

109 110 134 150 160

206 07 33

2 89 2 9 1 32 9 33

Peface

n thiS book,  Show howcontrary to the claimS of moral ScepticSit iS poSSible Or people om very dierent moral traditionS to argue pro­ ductively about the iSSueS that divide them Along the way,  venture to analyS e , critique , and reconStruct AlaSdair Macntyre 'S account of the rationalit of traditionS chart the epiStemological middle ground beeen objectiviSm and relativiSm outline a coherent conceptual amework Or moral intuitioniSm and reStore the traditional aSSocia tion between the beautiûl and the good My hope iS that, by clariing the wayS in which genuine agreement on moral iSSueS can be purSued through moral diScourSe, thiS book will help addreSS Some of the po­ tca, Soca, anD envronmenta proemS reSuTng ęom unrÈŝovÈD moral conct Agreement on Some core of fundamental moral valueS S neceSSar,  beiÈve , Orj uStce anD democracy to ~ourŝH  he argumentS n thiS book ïrSt took Orm aS a doctoral diSSertation in the hiloSophy of èducation rogram of the ntario nStitute Or ŚtudieS in èducation at the niverSt of oronto ( Śè/ )  hoSe argumentS were Sharpened by aStute commentS om my SuperviSor, wight oyd om other memberS of my committee, ieter MiSgeld, eanne ogdan, and onald de ŚouSa and om the examinerS, Wayne Śumner and AlaSdair Macntre  he diSSertation alSo bene ïted om the kindneSS of other àculty and StudentS at Śè/ moSt eSpecially arbara Appelbaum , Alan Çantor, Jim Çunningham , Çlaudia èppert, and Śtella aonwho queStioned my aSSumptionS and Shared their ideaS, thereby broadening my intellectual horiZonS

lX