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A Review Of Erich H. Loewy, "Moral Strangers, Moral Acquaintance, And Moral Friends, Ethics, Mike W. Martin
A Review Of Erich H. Loewy, "Moral Strangers, Moral Acquaintance, And Moral Friends, Ethics, Mike W. Martin
Philosophy Faculty Articles and Research
This book elaborates an ethic in which beneficence on a personal and communal level has moral force; proposes the idea of an interplay between compassion and reason to help address moral problems; and sketches the conditions necessary for a democratic approach to such problems.
A Review Of Phil Washburn, "Philosophical Dilemmas: Building A Worldview", Mike W. Martin
A Review Of Phil Washburn, "Philosophical Dilemmas: Building A Worldview", Mike W. Martin
Philosophy Faculty Articles and Research
Lucidly written, this extensive and very original introduction to philosophy features over fifty brief, jargon-free essays arranged in pairs. Each pair answers one of the principal philosophical questions, such as "Does God exist?" or "Are we free?", with two opposing points of view. On the topic of relativism, for example, one essay argues that morality is created by society and relative to it, while the other claims that moral standards are absolute and universal. Each essay takes a definite stand and promotes it vigorously, creating a sharp contrast between the two positions. While the essays often employ standard arguments of …