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Strong evaluation without moral sources : on Charles Taylor's philosophical anthropology and ethics /

Charles Taylor (1931- ) is one of the leading living philosophers. This is the first extended study on the key notions of his views in philosophical anthropology and ethical theory. Firstly, Laitinen clarifies, qualifies and defends Taylor's thesis that transcendental arguments show that person...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Laitinen, Arto
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berlin ; New York : Walter de Gruyter, ©2008.
Colección:Quellen und Studien zur Philosophie ; Bd. 86.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Frontmatter; Contents; Introduction; 1. What is strong evaluation? A reading and reconstruction of Taylor's central concept; 2. Human agents as strong evaluators; 3. Personhood as strongly valued: a strong evaluator as an end in itself; 4. Does identity consist of strong evaluations?; 5. The engaged view and the reality of value; 6. Diversity and universality; 7. Does moral reality need sources?; 8. Evaluative beliefs and knowledge; 9. Moral realism and personal variations; 10. Conclusion; Backmatter.