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Book SynopsisIn this revised edition, Belfiore adds new concepts and discusses the views of additional thinkers. He gives an ontological foundation to ethics, politics, and law and shows how his thought can reinterpret the views of other philosophers regarding these topics.
Table of ContentsFigures Tables Preface Preface to the Revised Edition Chapter 1—Premise: The Basic Ontological Conception 1.1—A NEW ONTOLOGICAL CONCEPTION: THE MIND AND ITS COMPONENTS 1.2—SYNOPSIS OF THE MIND COMPONENTS, THEIR PRODUCTS, AND THEIR JUDGMENT CRITERIA Chapter 2—Private Ethics: Consciousness and Moral Thoughts, Feelings, and Acts 2.1—CONSCIOUSNESS: INWARD MIND ACTIVITY THAT PRODUCES MORAL EVENTS 2.2—JUDGMENT OF MORAL EVENTS (MORAL THOUGHTS, MORAL FEELINGS, AND MORAL ACTS) 2.3—SUPER-NORMAL AND ABNORMAL MORAL BEHAVIOR 2.4—HUMAN FREEDOM 2.5—THE PRIMACY OF ETHICS Chapter 3—Public Ethics and Political Philosophy 3.1—HUMAN ACTIONS AND MORAL ACTS: THEIR JUDGMENT BY THE VALUE CRITERION 3.2—POLITICAL CONCEPTS AND THEORIES: CRITIQUE AND REINTERPRETATION 3.3—DIFFICULT MORAL CHOICES IN PUBLIC LIFE 3.4—INTERNATIONAL POLITICS Chapter 4—Public Ethics and Philosophy of Law 4.1– A NEW CONCEPTION OF LAWs 4.2—LEGAL THEORIES: CRITIQUE AND REINTERPRETATION 4.3—ADJUDICATION Chapter 5—Concluding Remarks References Index
