Human Flourishing: Volume 16, Part 1

ISBN-13: 9780521644716 / Angielski / Miękka / 1999 / 392 str.

Ellen Frankel Paul; Jr. Fred Dycus Miller; Jeffrey Paul

Opis

This volume examines human flourishing and its relationship to other key concepts in moral theory. Some essays question whether a theory of human nature can allow us to develop an objective list of goods valuable to all agents. Some look at the role of relationships in a good life, or ask whether an ethical theory based on human flourishing can accommodate concern for others. Other essays analyze the function of social-political institutions in promoting the flourishing of individuals. Still others explore the implications of flourishing for political theory and principles of social justice.

Spis treści

1. Human flourishing and the appeal to human nature Douglas B. Rasmussen; 2. The three faces of flourishing Thomas Hurka; 3. Flourishing egoism Lester H. Hunt; 4. The idea of a life plan Charles Larmore; 5. Human flourishing versus desire satisfaction Richard J. Arneson; 6. Happiness and human flourishing in Kant's Ethics Thomas E. Hill Jr; 7. Valuing activity Stephen Darwall; 8. Ancient perfectionism and its modern critics Georgios Anagnostopoulos; 9. Aristotle's elusive Summum Bonum Sarah Broadie; 10. Eudaimonism, love and friendship, and political community David O. Brink; 11. No families, no freedom: human flourishing in a free society Jennifer Roback Morse; 12. Politics, neutrality, and the good Richard Kraut; 13. Human flourishing and universal justice Thomas W. Pogge.