Kitcher, Philip
Moral Progress (Munich Lectures in Ethics)
- ISBN 13:
- 9780197549155
- author:
- Kitcher, Philip
- format:
- Hardback
- publisher:
- Oxford University Press Inc
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2021
- Pages:
- 200
- Dimensions:
- 21.7 x 14.7 x 1.7 centimetres (0
- Genre:
- Nonfiction, Philosophy, Political,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
Moral Progress by Philip Kitcher explores how moral progress is achieved and understood. The author examines three historical examples - the abolition of chattel slavery, the expansion of opportunities for women, and the increasing acceptance of same-sex love - to develop a methodology for streamlining moral development.
The book distinguishes between two types of problems: those of exclusion, where the complaints of some people are ignored, and those of false consciousness, where the oppressed adopt judgments from the ambient society. Kitcher proposes procedures for listening to voiced complaints and systematically reviewing self-conceptions, ideals, and identities to address these issues.
By outlining a picture of moral practice at both individual and societal levels, Moral Progress aims to orient moral philosophy towards moral methodology rather than metaethical questions of realism.
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