Ethical Constructivism by Carla Bagnoli
Ethical constructivism holds that truths about the relation between rationality, morality, and agency are best understood as constructed by correct reasoning, rather than discovered or invented. Unlike other metaphors used in metaethics, construction brings to light the generative and dynamic dimension of practical reason. On the resultant picture, practical reasoning is not only productive but also self-transforming, and socially empowering. The main task of this volume is to illustrate how constructivism has substantially modified and expanded the agenda of metaethics by refocusing on rational agency and its constitutive principles. In particular, this volume identifies, compares and discusses the prospects and failures of the main strands of constructivism regarding the powers of reason in responding to the challenges of contingency. While Kantian, Humean, Aristotelian, and Hegelian theories sharply differ in their constructivist strategies, they provide compelling accounts of the rational articulation required for an inclusive and unified ethical community.-
Utilitarianism
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Aquinas's Ethics
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Thomas Reid on the Ethical Life
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Moore's Ethics
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Contractualism
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Epistemology and Methodology in Ethics
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Deontology
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Feminist Ethics
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Prioritarianism
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Subjective versus Objective Moral Wrongness
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Hume on the Nature of Morality
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Morality and Practical Reasons
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Sidgwick's Ethics
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Nietzsche's Ethics
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Contractarianism
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The Ethical Philosophy of Bernard Williams
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Natural Law Theory
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Ethical Subjectivism and Expressivism
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Kant's Ethics
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Parfit's Ethics
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Aristotle's Ethics
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Moral Psychology
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Moral Responsibility Reconsidered
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Moral Relativism and Pluralism
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Ethical Realism
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Happiness and Well-Being
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Philippa Foot's Metaethics
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Contemporary Virtue Ethics
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Buddhist Ethics
Carla Bagnoli, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Carla Bagnoli is Full Professor of Philosophy at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee where she has taught since 1998. She was nominated Professore Straordinario di Filosofia Teoretica at the Universita di Modena and Reggio Emilia in 2010. She has written three monographs on moral dilemmas,
perplexity, and the authority of morality. Her work has appeared in journals such as the Canadian Journal of Philosophy, European Journal of Philosophy, Philosophical Explorations, Ethical Theory and Moral Practice, Nomos, Dialectica, and Topoi. Her current research project concerns ethical
objectivity and the subjective aspects of practical reason.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781108706605 |
| ISBN 10 | 1108706606 |
| Title | Ethical Constructivism |
| Author | Carla Bagnoli |
| Series | Elements In Ethics |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
| Year published | 2022-02-03 |
| Number of pages | 75 |
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