Reason and Compassion : The Lindsay Memorial Lectures Delivered at the University of Keele, February-March 1971 and The Swarthmore Lecture Delivered to the Society of Friends 1972 by Richard S. Peters

ISBN-13: 9781138887343 / Angielski / Twarda / 2015 / 8 str.

R. S. Peters

Opis

First published in 1973, "Reason and Compassion "showcases a collection of lectures by Professor Richard S. Peters concerned primarily with the moral position, based on compassion and on the use of reason, which is critical to code-encased moralities. He reacts to the idea that whilst many people are sympathetic towards protests against an established moral code, they are reluctant to align themselves with modern forms of nihilism, subjectivism and romantic revolt.

The work studies the implications for moral education and takes account of modern work ethics, development psychology and philosophy of religion. It presents its findings in a way which can be appreciated by specialists and non-specialists alike. By making a distinction between the form of the moral consciousness and the content of particular moralities, Peters reconciles the development approach of Piaget with the approaches of other schools of thought, including the Freudians and social learning theorists.

Spis treści

Preface 1. Lecture One: Morality and Moral Development 2. Lecture Two: Moral Development and Moral Learning 3. Lecture Three: Reason, Passion and Level of Life 4. Lecture Four: The Religious Dimension of a Rational Morality

O autorze

Richard S. Peters