Thick and Thin: Moral Argument at Home and Abroad
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Thick and Thin: Moral Argument at Home and Abroad is a philosophical work by Michael Walzer that explores how universal moral principles interact with particular cultural and political contexts in both domestic and international ethics.
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Target entity: Thick and Thin: Moral Argument at Home and Abroad Context triple: [Michael Walzer, notableWork, Thick and Thin: Moral Argument at Home and Abroad]
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Institutes of Moral Philosophy
Institutes of Moral Philosophy is an 18th-century treatise by Scottish Enlightenment thinker Adam Ferguson that systematically explores ethics, human nature, and the principles of moral judgment.
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The Elements of Morality
The Elements of Morality is a 19th-century philosophical treatise by William Whewell that systematically explores ethical theory, moral duties, and the foundations of human conduct.
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The Science of Ethics
The Science of Ethics is a major 19th-century philosophical work by Leslie Stephen that systematically examines moral philosophy and the foundations of ethical theory.
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Review of the Principal Questions in Morals
Review of the Principal Questions in Morals is an 18th-century philosophical treatise by Richard Price that defends rationalist ethics and the objectivity of moral truths.
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Principles of Moral and Political Science
Principles of Moral and Political Science is an influential late-18th-century treatise by Scottish Enlightenment thinker Adam Ferguson that explores the foundations of ethics, civil society, and political order.
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Target entity: Thick and Thin: Moral Argument at Home and Abroad Target entity description: Thick and Thin: Moral Argument at Home and Abroad is a philosophical work by Michael Walzer that explores how universal moral principles interact with particular cultural and political contexts in both domestic and international ethics.
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A.
Institutes of Moral Philosophy
Institutes of Moral Philosophy is an 18th-century treatise by Scottish Enlightenment thinker Adam Ferguson that systematically explores ethics, human nature, and the principles of moral judgment.
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B.
The Elements of Morality
The Elements of Morality is a 19th-century philosophical treatise by William Whewell that systematically explores ethical theory, moral duties, and the foundations of human conduct.
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C.
The Science of Ethics
The Science of Ethics is a major 19th-century philosophical work by Leslie Stephen that systematically examines moral philosophy and the foundations of ethical theory.
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D.
The Two Sources of Morality and Religion
The Two Sources of Morality and Religion is a 1932 philosophical work by Henri Bergson that explores the origins and functions of moral systems and religious belief in human society.
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E.
Review of the Principal Questions in Morals
Review of the Principal Questions in Morals is an 18th-century philosophical treatise by Richard Price that defends rationalist ethics and the objectivity of moral truths.
- F. None of above. chosen
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| instanceOf |
book
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philosophical work ⓘ |
| addresses |
basis of international moral criticism
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moral disagreement between societies ⓘ tension between universalism and relativism ⓘ |
| argues |
that domestic moral life is structured by thick, historically developed norms
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that moral criticism of other societies must draw on shared thin values ⓘ that thick moral understandings are rooted in particular communities ⓘ that thin moral principles are widely shared across cultures ⓘ |
| author | Michael Walzer ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| field |
ethics
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philosophy ⓘ political theory ⓘ |
| genre |
moral philosophy
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political philosophy ⓘ |
| hasAudience |
philosophers
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political theorists ⓘ students of international relations ⓘ |
| hasConcept |
contextual moral reasoning
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cultural context of moral judgment ⓘ moral argument across cultures ⓘ political community ⓘ shared moral minimum ⓘ thick morality ⓘ thin morality ⓘ |
| influenced |
debates on universal human rights
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discussions of global ethics ⓘ later work in political theory on multiculturalism ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
debates on cultural relativism
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debates on human rights ⓘ just war theory ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
communitarianism
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cultural relativism ⓘ domestic ethics ⓘ human rights ⓘ international ethics ⓘ moral particularism ⓘ moral universalism ⓘ particular moral traditions ⓘ universal moral principles ⓘ |
| notableFor |
defense of limited moral universalism
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distinction between thick and thin moral concepts ⓘ emphasis on the social embeddedness of morality ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition |
communitarian political theory
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normative ethics ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Arguing About War
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surface form:
Just and Unjust Wars
Spheres of Justice ⓘ |
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