Author : Terence Cuneo
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1108619606
Total Pages : 138 pages
Book Rating : 4.08/5 ( download)
Book Synopsis Thomas Reid on the Ethical Life by : Terence Cuneo
Download or read book Thomas Reid on the Ethical Life written by Terence Cuneo and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2020-09-24 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Element presents the rudiments of Thomas Reid's agency-centered ethical theory. According to this theory, an ethical theory must address three primary questions. What is it to be an agent? What is ethical reality like, such that agents could know it? And how can agents respond to ethical reality, commit themselves to being regulated by it, and act well in doing so? Reid's answers to these questions are wide-ranging, borrowing from the rational intuitionist, sentimentalist, Aristotelian, and Protestant natural law traditions. This Element explores how Reid blends together these influences, how he might respond to concerns raised by rival traditions, and specifies what distinguishes his approach from those of other modern philosophers.