Making Morality
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In this new contribution to moral theory, Todd Lekan argues for a pragmatist conception of morality as an evolving, educational, and fallible practice of everyday life. Drawing on the work of John Dewey, Lekan asserts that moral norms are neither timeless truths nor subjective whims, but habits transmitted through practices. Like the habits that make up medicine or engineering, moral habits are subject to rational evaluation and change according to new challenges and circumstances. This pragmatic interpretation of morality provides a way out of the conundrum of relativism and absolutism. Building on classical American philosophy to address current philosophical concerns, Lekan's theory revises our basic understanding of moral life and the place of theorizing within that life. Making Morality will prove of great interest to ethical theorists, as it enjoins them to measure theoretical inquiries by how well they produce intellectual tools for problem-solving in dynamic, complex communities.
Book Details
ISBN-13: 9780826514219
EAN: 9780826514219
Publisher Date: 01 Feb 2003
Binding: Paperback
Book Type: English
Depth: 13
Edition: 1
Height: 210 mm
Language: English
MediaMail: Y
Pagination: 216 pages, bibliography, index
Returnable: Y
Spine Width: 15 mm
UK Availability: GXC
Year Of Publication: 2003
ISBN-10: 0826514219
Publisher: Vanderbilt University Press
Acedemic Level: English
Bood Data Readership Text: Undergraduate
Continuations: English
Dewey: 171.2
Gardner Classification Code: K03
Illustrations: bibliography, index
LCCN: 2002014987
No of Pages: 216
PrintOnDemand: N
Series Title: Vanderbilt Library of American Philosophy
Sub Title: Pragmatist Reconstruction in Ethical Theory
Width: 140 mm