Ethics as scales of forms

This book is an important contribution to moral philosophy, and also to moral theology. It overcomes the dichotomising fragmentation of much contemporary moral philosophy which tends to take one aspect or component of moral activity, such as the consequences of actions, rules or intentions, and to m...

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Main Author: Allen, R. T.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Newcastle upon Tyne Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2014.
Series:Studies in theoretical and applied ethics series.
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Online Access:EBSCOhost
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Summary:This book is an important contribution to moral philosophy, and also to moral theology. It overcomes the dichotomising fragmentation of much contemporary moral philosophy which tends to take one aspect or component of moral activity, such as the consequences of actions, rules or intentions, and to make it the only one. The book employs an adaptation of Collingwood's scheme of 'scales of forms' to provide a synthesis which does justice to all aspects and components by placing each aspect, or c ...
Physical Description:1 online resource
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781443867085
144386708X
1322144672
9781322144672