Respect for persons : a philosophical analysis of the moral, political and religious idea of the supreme worth of the individual person / R.S. Downie and Elizabeth Telfer.

Originally published in 1969, this book provides a sustained examination of the idea of the individual person as of supreme worth in the language of analytical philosophy. An important contribution to debates in moral philosophy, it will be of use to students in the philosophy of religion and educat...

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Main Authors: Downie, R. S. (Robert Silcock), Telfer, Elizabeth (Author)
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Language:English
Published: London ; New York : Routledge, 2020.
Series:Routledge library editions. Ethics.
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505 0 |a Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Original Title Page -- Original Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Preface -- Contents -- Chapter I. Respect for Persons as Ends -- 1. Ends -- 2. Rules, Principles and Attitudes -- 3. Attitudes -- 4. Persons -- 5. Respecting Persons -- 6. Objections -- 7. Conclusion -- Chapter II. Respect for Persons and Public Morality -- 1. Public Morality -- 2. Utilitarianism -- 3. Moral Rules -- 4. Equality -- 5. Liberty -- 6. Fraternity -- 7. Conclusion -- Chapter III. Respect for Persons and Private Morality -- 1. The Problem 
505 8 |a 2. The Senses of 'Private' -- 3. Current Views -- 4. Private Morality and the Virtues -- 5. Private Morality and Self-Realization -- 6. Private Morality as Obligatory -- 7. Private Morality and Duties to Self -- 8. Private Morality and Egoism -- 9. Self-Respect and Respect for Human Nature -- 10. Conclusion -- Chapter IV. Respect for Persons and Moral Responsibility -- 1. Respect, Responsibility and Purpose -- 2. Determinism -- 3. The Reducibility Thesis -- 4. The Compatibility Thesis -- 5. Purposive Explanation -- 6. Conclusion -- Chapter V. Respect for Persons and Meta-Ethics 
505 8 |a 1. The Logical Status of 'Respect for Persons' -- 2. The Commitment Theory -- 3. Naturalism -- 4. Non-Naturalism -- 5. Conclusion -- Appendix -- References -- Index 
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