The Morals of Modernity,9780521497176

The Morals of Modernity

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ISBN13: 9780521497176
ISBN10: 0521497175
Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 1996-03-29
Publisher(s): Cambridge University Press
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Summary

The essays collected in this volume all explore the problem of the relation between moral philosophy and modernity. The book argues against recent attempts to return to the virtue-centered perspective of ancient Greek ethics. As well as exploring the differences between ancient and modern ethics, the author treats such topics as the roles of reason and history in our moral understanding, the inadequacy of philosophical naturalism, and the foundations of modern liberalism. These essays will be of interest both to professional scholars and to general readers concerned with ethics and politics.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments ix
Introduction 1(18)
I Modern Ethics
The Right and the Good
19(22)
Ancient and Modern Ethics
19(7)
Kant and the Priority of the Right
26(2)
Pluralism and Reasonable Disagreement
28(2)
The Role of Conscience
30(4)
Modern Ethics in Question
34(7)
Beyond Religion and Enlightenment
41(24)
The Modern World and Religion
41(3)
The Enlightenment Project
44(5)
The Crisis of the Enlightenment
49(4)
Two Illusory Solutions
53(2)
Universality and Tradition
55(4)
Reason and History
59(6)
The Secret Philosophy of Leo Strauss
65(14)
A Weimar Intellectual
65(6)
A Flawed History of Modern Ethics
71(3)
An Elusive Teaching
74(5)
II Beyond Naturalism
Nietzsche's Legacy
79(10)
Moral Knowledge
89(32)
Truth and Moral Judgment
90(3)
The Indispensability of Normative Truths
93(9)
The Unity of Theoretical and Practical Reason
102(6)
The Perceptual Model of Moral Knowledge
108(3)
Cognitivist Naturalism
111(3)
Morality and Reflection
114(7)
III Liberalism and Modernity
Political Liberalism
121(31)
The Idea of Neutrality
121(6)
The Romantic Critique of Individualism
127(7)
Rational Dialogue and Equal Respect
134(7)
Liberal Community
141(3)
The Goals of Political Liberalism
144(8)
Pluralism and Reasonable Disagreement
152(23)
Political Liberalism
152(3)
The Nature of Pluralism
155(3)
Pluralism and Value Conflict
158(5)
The Modern Character of Pluralism
163(4)
The Nature of Reasonable Disagreement
167(4)
Reasonable Disagreement and Skepticism
171(4)
Carl Schmitt's Critique of Liberal Democracy
175(14)
Modernity and Political Legitimacy
177(4)
The Coherence of Liberal Democracy
181(5)
Discussion and Stability
186(3)
Modernity and the Disunity of Reason
189(16)
The Foundations of Modern Democracy: Reflections on Jurgen Habermas
205(18)
Argument and Context
206(4)
Politics and Modernity
210(7)
Liberalism and Democracy
217(6)
Index 223

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