Putting Others First by T Ryan Byerly
When deciding what to do, is it best to treat one’s own interests as more important than the interests of others, others’ interests as more important than one’s own, or one’s own and others’ interests as equally important? This book develops an account of others-centeredness, a way of putting others first in the process of deciding what to do. Over the course of six chapters, Putting Others First investigates other-centeredness by drawing upon a wide range of academic disciplines including biblical studies, feminist scholarship, philosophy, psychology, and theology.
The author begins by explaining the nature of others-centeredness as a character trait in detail and connecting it with other contemporary projects in virtue theory. He argues that foundational texts of the New Testament can be plausibly read as advocating for others-centeredness. He then develops a provisional case for the value of others-centeredness from the perspective of each of the three major approaches to normative ethics: consequentialism, deontology, and virtue ethics. Next, the author confronts challenging questions about the value of others-centeredness, including whether others-centeredness requires an impossibly strong sort of altruism, whether it leads its possessors into self-destructive relationships, and whether it leads to offering help that hurts others. Finally, he examines the place of others-centeredness within a person’s moral psychology by considering the relationship between it and other virtues and vices, and reviews relevant scientific findings that illuminate the value and causal role of others-centeredness.
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The Ethics of Attention
- Genealogy and Moral Progress
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Caste Wars
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The Moral Philosophy of Iris Murdoch
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Unfair Emotions
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Moral Agency in Eastern and Western Thought
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Philosophy and the Evolution of Virtue and Vice
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Virtuous Responses to Suffering, Tragedy, and Evil
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Kant and Parfit
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Welfare, Meaning, and Worth
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Needs and Moral Necessity
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The Dual Force of Welfare
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Moral Impossibility
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Because You Promised
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Moral Responsibility and the Problem of Many Hands
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The Limits of Moral Obligation
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Kantian and Sidgwickian Ethics
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The Intrinsic Value of Endangered Species
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Developing Moral Sensitivity
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Moral Rights and Their Grounds
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Moral Skepticism
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Explaining Right and Wrong
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Moral Reality and the Empirical Sciences
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Methodology and Moral Philosophy
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Moral Evil in Practical Ethics
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Wittgenstein's Moral Thought
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Rationality and Moral Theory
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Determined by Reasons
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Philosophical Perspectives on Empathy
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Self-Transcendence and Virtue
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Risk, Technology, and Moral Emotions
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Art and Ethics in a Material World
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Evil and Moral Psychology
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Social Humanism
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Ethics in the Wake of Wittgenstein
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Moral Thought Outside Moral Theory
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A Phenomenological Analysis of Envy
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Agent Relative Ethics
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The Self, Civic Virtue, and Public Life
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Experiments in Moral and Political Philosophy
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The Guise of the Good
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Risk and Responsibility in Context
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Defending Associative Duties
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Moral Responsibility
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781138615977 |
| ISBN 10 | 1138615978 |
| Title | Putting Others First |
| Author | T Ryan Byerly |
| Series | Routledge Studies In Ethics And Moral Theory |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Routledge |
| Year published | 2018-10-24 |
| Number of pages | 186 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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