What Makes Us Moral? On the capacities and conditions for being moral
This book addresses the question�of what it means to be moral and which capacities one needs to be moral. It questions whether empathy is a cognitive or an affective capacity, or perhaps both. As most moral beings behave immorally from time to time, the authors ask�which factors cause or motivate�pe...
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| Format: | Electronic |
| Language: | English |
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Dordrecht :
Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer,
2013.
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| Series: | Library of Ethics and Applied Philosophy,
31 |
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| Online Access: | https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-6343-2 |
| Summary: | This book addresses the question�of what it means to be moral and which capacities one needs to be moral. It questions whether empathy is a cognitive or an affective capacity, or perhaps both. As most moral beings behave immorally from time to time, the authors ask�which factors cause or motivate�people to translate their moral beliefs into action? Specially addressed�is the question of�what is the role of internal factors such as willpower, commitment, character,�and what is the role of external, situational and structural factors? The�questions are considered from various (disciplinary) perspectives. |
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| Physical Description: | VIII, 352 p. 4 illus. online resource. |
| ISBN: | 9789400763432 |
| ISSN: | 1387-6678 ; |