1st Edition
Balance and Refinement Beyond Coherence Methods of Moral Inquiry
By Michael R. DePaul
Copyright 1993
260 Pages
by
Routledge
260 Pages
by
Routledge
260 Pages
by
Routledge
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We all have moral beliefs. But what if one beleif conflicts with another?
DePaul argues that we have to make our beliefs cohere, but that the current coherence methods are seriously flawed. It is not just the arguments that need to be considered in moral enquiry. DePaul asserts that the ability to make sensitive moral judgements is vital to any philosophical inquiry into morality. The inquirer must consider how her life experiences and experiences with literature, film and theatre have influenced her capacity for making moral judgments and attempt to ensure that this capacity is neither naive nor corrupted.
Introduction Part 1: Strategy 1. The Method of Reflective Equilibrium and the No Contact With Reality Objection 2. A Strategy for Defending a Method of Moral Inquiry Part 2: Rationality 3. The Case for the Rationality of Radical Reflective Equilibrium 4. Naïveté, Corruption, and the Method of Balance and Refinement Part 3: Warrant 5. A Perceptual Model For the Warrant of Moral Beliefs. Notes Bibliography. Index
Biography
DePaul, Michael R.