Respect for persons : a philosophical analysis of the moral, political and religious idea of the supreme worth of the individual person /: a philosophical analysis of the moral, political and religious idea of the supreme worth of the individual person. (2020)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: R.S. Downie, Elizabeth Telfer.
• Authors: Downie, R. S (Robert Silcock); Telfer, Elizabeth
• Contents: Part 1: Respect for Persons as Ends 1. Ends 2. Rules, Principles and Attitudes 3. Attitudes 4. Persons 5. Respecting Persons 6. Objections 7. Conclusion Part 2: Respect for Persons and Public Morality 1. Public Morality 2. Utilitarianism 3. Moral Rules 4.Equality 5. Liberty 6. Fraternity 7. Conclusion Part 3: Respect for Persons and Private Morality 1. The Problem 2. The Senses of ‘Private’ 3. Current Views 4. Private Morality and the Virtues 5. Private Morality and Self-Realization 6. Private Morality as Obligatory 7. Private Morality and Duties to Self 8. Private Morality and Egoism 9. Self-Respect and Respect for Human Nature 10. Conclusion Part 4: Respect for Persons and Moral Responsibility 1. Respect, Responsibility and Purpose 2. Determinism 3. The Reducibility Thesis 4. The Compatibility Thesis 5. Purposive Explanation 6. Conclusion Part 5: Respect for Persons and Meta-Ethics 1. The Logical Status of ‘Respect for Persons’ 3. Naturalism 4. Non-Naturalism 5. Conclusion
• Edition: 1st
• Publisher Details: London : Routledge
• Publication Date: 2020
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 170; Ethics; Respect for persons
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781000034752; 9781000034714; 9781000034738; 9781003021964
• Related ISBNs: 9780367899042
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