Reasons to act, reasons to require, and the two-level theory of moral explanation
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DOI: 10.1007/s11098-020-01426-x
Abstract: Deontic buck-passing aims to analyse deontic properties of acts in terms of reasons. Many authors accept deontic buck-passing, but only few have discussed how to understand the relation between reasons and deontic properties exactly. Justin… read more here.
Keywords: two level; deontic properties; level; level theory ... See more keywords
A platonic theory of moral education: cultivating virtue in contemporary democratic classrooms
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DOI: 10.1080/00071005.2021.1923294
Abstract: In this book, Jonas and Nakazawa provide a wide-ranging and thorough discussion of two broad, interrelated topics: Plato’s theory of moral education, and the application of the Platonic theory of moral education to contemporary classrooms.… read more here.
Keywords: philosophy; theory moral; platonic theory; moral education ... See more keywords
A critique of Thad Metz’s African theory of moral status
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DOI: 10.1080/02580136.2016.1203140
Abstract: Thad Metz defends what he considers to be a novel theory of moral status, i.e. an account about what beings are owed direct duties in virtue of their moral significance. Metz claims that his account… read more here.
Keywords: status; moral status; thad metz; critique thad ... See more keywords
Virtue Theory for Moral Enhancement
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DOI: 10.1080/21507740.2021.1896598
Abstract: Abstract Our present moral traits are unable to provide the level of large-scale co-operation necessary to deal with risks such as nuclear proliferation, drastic climate change and pandemics. In order to survive in an environment… read more here.
Keywords: theory moral; moral enhancement; virtue theory; enhancement ... See more keywords
Self-Interest, prosociality, and the moral cognition of markets: A comparative analysis of the Theory of Moral Sentiments and the Wealth of Nations
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DOI: 10.1177/10434631231170460
Abstract: In this paper, we perform a text analysis of Adam Smith’s two books, the Theory of Moral Sentiments and the Wealth of Nations, to better characterize their highly disputed differences in terms of moral cognition.… read more here.
Keywords: moral cognition; cognition; moral sentiments; analysis ... See more keywords