The Moral Philosopher and the Moral Life
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"The Moral Philosopher and the Moral Life" is an influential essay by William James that explores the foundations of moral judgment and the role of human experience and sentiment in shaping ethical values.
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| instanceOf |
philosophical essay
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work on ethics ⓘ |
| argues |
moral judgments depend on concrete situations
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moral philosophy must consider psychological facts about human beings ⓘ moral values emerge from relations between conscious beings ⓘ there is no absolute moral order independent of experience ⓘ |
| author | William James NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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United States
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| critiques |
absolutist moral theories
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purely rationalistic ethics ⓘ |
| discusses |
relation between facts and values
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the idea of an ideal moral order ⓘ the standpoint of the impartial spectator in morality ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
conflict and compromise among competing values
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importance of sentiment in ethical evaluation ⓘ plurality of moral demands ⓘ |
| field |
ethics
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moral philosophy ⓘ pragmatism ⓘ |
| genre | philosophical essay ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn |
20th-century American ethics
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discussions of moral psychology ⓘ pragmatist moral philosophy ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
empiricism
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pragmatic theory of truth ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
ethical values
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moral judgment ⓘ role of human experience in ethics ⓘ role of sentiment in morality ⓘ |
| philosophicalSchool | pragmatism ⓘ |
| positionOnEthicalMethod | empirical and experiential approach to ethics ⓘ |
| positionOnMoralRealism | rejects independent absolute moral reality ⓘ |
| proposes | morality grounded in human needs and demands ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
moral experience
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moral sentiment ⓘ pluralism in morality ⓘ pragmatic ethics ⓘ |
| relatedWork | The Will to Believe and Other Essays in Popular Philosophy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supports | a pragmatic approach to ethics ⓘ |
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The Will to Believe and Other Essays in Popular Philosophy
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