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Friendship, altruism, and morality /
Friendship, Altruism, and Morality, originally published in 1980, gives an account of "altruistic emotions" (compassion, sympathy, concern) and friendship that brings out their moral value. Blum argues that moral theories centered on rationality, universal principle, obligation, and impers...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Abingdon, Oxon ; New York :
Routledge,
2009.
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| Colección: | Routledge revivals.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Friendship, Altruism, and Morality, originally published in 1980, gives an account of "altruistic emotions" (compassion, sympathy, concern) and friendship that brings out their moral value. Blum argues that moral theories centered on rationality, universal principle, obligation, and impersonality cannot capture this moral importance. This was one of the first books in contemporary moral philosophy to emphasize the moral significance of emotions, to deal with friendship as a moral phenomenon, and to challenge the rationalism of standard interpretations of Kant, although Blum's " |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (x, 234 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-232) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780203857304 0203857305 |