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Book SynopsisThis book is an unorthodox attempt at renewing the basic questions and principles of philosophical ethics. It focuses on the descriptive and conceptual analysis of the experiences through which human lives become aware of themselves as being provoked and urged to respond appropriately to the various dimensions and phenomena of the universe.
Trade Review"
Elements of Ethics is philosophical in the truest sense: it is not only rigorous and engaged in the language of western philsophy; it is good, just and beautiful." --
Philsophy in Review/Comptes rendus philosophiques"
Elements of Ethics will appeal to those who are in search of an alternative to the dominant modes of ethical reflection practiced today, because it is clear, concrete, historically informed, and thought provoking." --
The Journal of Religion"This rich and elegant work by a renowed philosopher grapples with the 'givenness' of ethics and of self-in-community. Its scope is grand and its reach broad, but the whole is grounded in a precise, analytical delineation of the essentials of ethics and unfolds into a masterful synthesis."—Thomas Sheehan, Stanford University
Table of Contents@fmct:Contents @toc4:Preface iii From "Know Yourself!" to Correspondence iii @toc2:1 Introduction 0 2 From Doing to Living 00 3 Affections 00 4 Desire 000 5 Correspondence 000 6 The Analogy of Should 000 7 Unity and Universality 000 8 Freedom 000 9 CONSCIENCE 000 10 Adventures 000 11 Religion 000 @toc4:Index 000 Library of Congress Subject Headings for this publication: Ethics
