Ethical sentimentalism : new perspectives / edited by Remy Debes (University of Memphis), Karsten R. Stueber (College of the Holy Cross, Massachusetts).
In recent years there has been a tremendous resurgence of interest in ethical sentimentalism, a moral theory first articulated during the Scottish Enlightenment. 'Ethical Sentimentalism' promises a conception of morality that is grounded in a realistic account of human psychology, which, c...
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| Summary: | In recent years there has been a tremendous resurgence of interest in ethical sentimentalism, a moral theory first articulated during the Scottish Enlightenment. 'Ethical Sentimentalism' promises a conception of morality that is grounded in a realistic account of human psychology, which, correspondingly, acknowledges the central place of emotion in our moral lives. However, this promise has encountered its share of philosophical difficulties. Chief among them is the question of how to square the limited scope of human motivation and psychological mechanism - so easily influenced by personal, social, and cultural circumstance - with the seeming universal scope and objective nature of moral judgment. The essays in this volume provide a comprehensive evaluation of the sentimentalist project with a particular eye to this difficulty. Each essay offers critical clarification, innovative answers to central challenges, and new directions for ethical sentimentalism in general. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource |
| ISBN: | 9781316105672 1316105679 9781108637428 1108637426 1108577180 9781108577182 9781107461307 1107461308 |
| DOI: | 10.1017/9781316105672 |