The Heart of What Matters: The Role for Literature in Moral PhilosophyUniversity of California Press, 11 de set. 2001 - 306 pàgines The Heart of What Matters shows that literature has a powerful and unique role to play in understanding life's deepest ethical problems. Anthony Cunningham provides a rigorous critique of Kantian ethics, which has enjoyed a preeminent place in moral philosophy in the United States, arguing that it does not do justice to the reality of our lives. He demonstrates how fine literature can play an important role in honing our capacity to see clearly and choose wisely as he develops a moral philosophy that engages with our intimate emotional concerns. Written in an accessible style and drawing from a provocative body of contemporary literature, this book shows how moral philosophy can reach a far wider audience than it has. In part one of this book, Cunningham sketches out the theoretical basis for a redefined conception of moral philosophy. In part two, he engages in extended analyses of novels that address significant life and character issues, specifically Kazuo Ishiguro's The Remains of the Day, Toni Morrison's Beloved, and Zora Neale Hurston's Their Eyes Were Watching God and Seraph on the Suwanee. Cunningham shows exactly how works like these can inform moral philosophy. Drawing from film, history, psychology, and other social sciences in addition to literature, this book adds to the growing number of works that use literature for ethical analysis and to the growing controversy over Kantian ethic |
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... lives and deaths of friends and loved ones have made me care about the issues in this book in ways that go far beyond any mere intellectual fascination . These friends and loved ones are always with me . In this same vein , my very best ...
... lives and deaths of friends and loved ones have made me care about the issues in this book in ways that go far beyond any mere intellectual fascination . These friends and loved ones are always with me . In this same vein , my very best ...
Pàgina 1
... live . Yet , I hope this book can contribute to some vision of life and character , even as it denies the possibility of any systematic picture of the same . There is much that we can say about better ways of life and character . But we ...
... live . Yet , I hope this book can contribute to some vision of life and character , even as it denies the possibility of any systematic picture of the same . There is much that we can say about better ways of life and character . But we ...
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... live at the high price of failing to map the true complexities of life and character . We are crea- tures typified by ... lives is complex enough that the best we can do by way of ethical advice is to sketch out rules of thumb that ...
... live at the high price of failing to map the true complexities of life and character . We are crea- tures typified by ... lives is complex enough that the best we can do by way of ethical advice is to sketch out rules of thumb that ...
Pàgina 3
... lives . The error of Kantian ways and , more generally , the errors of ethical theory can best be corrected by a moral philosophy that pays attention to particular people leading particular lives , complete with rich emo- tional ...
... lives . The error of Kantian ways and , more generally , the errors of ethical theory can best be corrected by a moral philosophy that pays attention to particular people leading particular lives , complete with rich emo- tional ...
Pàgina 5
... lives of Stevens , Sethe , and Janie Crawford provide us with thick descriptions of ways of life and forms of ... live and what sort of person to be is integrally connected with feeling . Good character involves seeing the world in ...
... lives of Stevens , Sethe , and Janie Crawford provide us with thick descriptions of ways of life and forms of ... live and what sort of person to be is integrally connected with feeling . Good character involves seeing the world in ...
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The Heart of What Matters: The Role for Literature in Moral Philosophy Anthony Cunningham Previsualització limitada - 2001 |
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Pàgina 7 - Romeo, and when he shall die, Take him and cut him out in little stars, And he will make the face of heaven so fine, That all the world will be in love with night, And pay no worship to the garish Sun.
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Critical Theory and World Politics: Citizenship, Sovereignty and Humanity Andrew Linklater Previsualització no disponible - 2007 |
Ethics, Literature, and Theory: An Introductory Reader Stephen K. George Previsualització limitada - 2005 |