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The perfectionist turn : from metanorms to metaethics /

A profound and vital alternative to contemporary political and ethical theorising. Contemporary political philosophy - especially in the works of Martha Nussbaum, John Rawls and Amartya Sen - has assumed that it can separate itself off from other philosophical positions and frameworks. In this book,...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: Den Uyl, Douglas J., 1950- (Autor), Rasmussen, Douglas B., 1948- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, [2016]
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Analytic Contents; Preface; Introduction: What is Ethics?; Part One: Making the Turn: An Overview of Individualistic Perfectionism; The Search for Universal Principles in Ethics and Politics; Tethering; Tethering II; Part Two: Facing a New Direction; The Perfectionist Turn; Because; Toward the Primacy of Responsibility; The Entrepreneur as Moral Hero; Afterword: Big Morality.