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Pragmatist Ethics : A Problem-Based Approach to What Matters

by James Jak Liszka

  • Hardback
  • Publisher: State University of New York Press
  • 15.3 x 22.9 x 1.7 cm

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Grounded in American pragmatism, Pragmatist Ethics proposes a rethinking of ethics. Rather than looking to the good-a concept for which consensus is difficult to achieve-pragmatists instead advocate for tending to the problems of the day. James Jakób Liszka examines how daily practices and institutions are originally conceived and then evolve to solve certain problems, and that their failure to do so is the source of most problems. Liszka argues that the ethical goal, therefore, is to improve upon these practices and that the sort of practical reasoning that characterizes practices can be enhanced by a more scientific, empirical approach. But how do we know when changes to practices and institutions are progressive? Problems will plague the best of communities; the better community is the one that succeeds best at solving its problems. Pragmatist Ethics examines various accounts of improvement and progress, concluding that the problem-solving effectiveness of communities is the key to progressive changes.
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  • Book Format

    Hardcover

  • Publisher

    State University of New York Press

  • Published

    November 2021

  • Weight

    473g

  • Dimensions

    15.3 x 22.9 x 1.7 cm

  • ISBN

    9781438485874

  • ISBN-10

    1438485875

  • Eden Code

    5538305

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