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Title

Ethics within reason : a neo-gewirthian approach / Edward H. Spence.

Author

Spence, Edward, 1949-

Publication

Lanham, MD : Lexington Books, c2006.

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Description

xiv, 457 p.; 24 cm.

Subjects

• Gewirth, Alan
• Gewirth, Alan > Reason and morality
• Ethics

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. [443]-449) and index.

Contents

The justification of the theory -- Gewirth's argument for the principle of generic consistency -- Objections to Gewirth's argument -- Positive rights and community -- Agents and persons : the dignity-conferring value of rights -- A reconstruction of Gewirth's argument for the PGC around the concept of self-respect -- The unity of the right and the good : rights, virtues, and sentiments -- The unity of the right and the good -- Conflicts of duties : special obligations -- The resolution of the conflict between self-interest and morality -- Justification, motivation, and compliance -- The conflict between self-interest and morality -- The practical application of the theory : a neo-stoic perspective -- The ethical foundations of professional practice -- The application of the PGC in professional ethics -- The neo-stoicism of Gewirth's rationalist ethics.

Call Number

JFE 06-12916

ISBN

0739112384 (cloth : alk. paper)

LCCN

• 2006011397
• 9780739112380

OCLC

• 66527016
• vendorOCM66527016

Author

Spence, Edward, 1949-

Title

Ethics within reason : a neo-gewirthian approach / Edward H. Spence.

Imprint

Lanham, MD : Lexington Books, c2006.

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references (p. [443]-449) and index.

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Other Standard Identifier

9780739112380

Research Call Number

JFE 06-12916