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Anscombe's Moral Philosophy

Duncan Richter (Autor)

Globe Pequot Publishing Group Inc/Bloomsbury (Editora)

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G.E.M. Anscombe (1919-2001) was one of the most important, outspoken, and misunderstood philosophers of the twentieth century. More than anyone else she revived virtue ethics and the philosophy of action. She was also almost alone in publicly opposing Oxford University's decision to award an honorary degree to President Truman. She regarded his decision to authorize bombing Hiroshima and Nagasaki as murderous. Some liberals admire her for this stand, but conservatives also admire her for her opposition to abortion, contraception, and same-sex marriage. Clearly her values were not those of her times. This led her to reflect on the differences, producing such works as Modern Moral Philosophy, in which she rejected all modern theories of ethics. In this paper she coins the term 'consequentialism' to describe the dominant view, which she rejects, that what matters morally is the results of what one does. Put crudely, the ends can justify the means. If enough lives can be saved by targeting civilians, then civilians should be targeted. Against this, Anscombe insisted that certain actions are forbidden, which prompted her interest in the nature of action and its relation to a person's character. Whether one agrees with her or not, these are all issues that continue to be relevant and on which Anscombe's views are always strong and intelligently defended. Her presentation of these views, unfortunately, is often dense, and they are often badly misunderstood even by some very able minds. Anscombe's Moral Philosophy clarifies what Anscombe thought about ethics, showing how her different ideas connect and how she supported them. It also evaluates her reasoning, showing that it is stronger in some parts than in others. The five main chapters of the book deal in turn with her work on military ethics (including the so-called doctrine of double effect), her rejection of consequentialism, her attack on the modern, atheist notion of moral obligation, her analysis of intention and it

Sobre o Livro

Este estudo analisa a obra de G.E.M. Anscombe, com ênfase em sua crítica ao consequencialismo e na formulação do conceito de "consequentialism"; inclui discussão sobre Modern Moral Philosophy e a rejeição de teorias morais modernas.

O autor examina a filosofia da ação e a relação entre intenção, caráter e obrigação moral, abordando a doutrina do duplo efeito e debates em ética militar; destina-se a estudantes e pesquisadores de filosofia moral e ética aplicada.

O texto apresenta avaliação crítica das alegações de Anscombe, identificando trechos em que seu raciocínio é mais consistente e outros de argumentação mais contestada; útil em cursos de ética, filosofia da ação e história da filosofia moral.

Características

Categoria Filosofia
Subcategoria Ética
Autores Duncan Richter
Sobre o Autor Duncan Richter é autor de trabalhos em filosofia, com foco em temas de ética e filosofia da ação.
Idioma Inglês
Quantidade de Páginas 190
Acabamento Brochura
Editora Globe Pequot Publishing Group Inc/Bloomsbury
ISBN 9780739138854
Tamanho 15.2x22.9
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