Zone Morality

David Weissman

Published by De Gruyter 2014

Zone Morality

David Weissman

Volume 5 in the series Categories

https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110352610

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About this book

Traditional moral theory usually has either of two emphases: virtuous moral character or principles for distributing duties and goods. Zone Morality introduces a third focus: families and businesses are systems created by the causal reciprocities of their members. These relations embody the duties and permissions of a system’s moral code. Core systems satisfy basic interests and needs; we move easily among them hardly noticing that moral demands vary from system to system. Moral conflicts arise because of discord within or among systems but also because morality has three competing sites: self-assertive, self-regarding people; the moral codes of systems; and regulative principles that enhance social cohesion. Each wants authority to control the other two. Their struggles make governance fragile. A strong church or authoritarian government reduces conflict by imposing its rules, but democracy resists that solution. Procedural democracy is a default position. Its laws and equitable procedures defend people or systems having diverse interests when society fails to create a public that would govern for the common interest.

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David Weissman, City College of New York, U.S.A.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Acknowledgements Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	vii
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	ix
Introduction Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
1 Morality and Metaphysics Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	4
2 Character Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	29
3 Moral experience Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	48
4 Regulation Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	69
5 Politics Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	77
6 Justification Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	98
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(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: De Gruyter
Audience: Wissenschaftler, Bibliotheken, Institute
Pages
- Front matter: 6
- Main content: 130
Keywords: Morality; Social Cohesion; Zones; Moral Codes

eBook

Published: July 28, 2014
ISBN: 9783110352610

Hardcover

Published: June 16, 2014
ISBN: 9783110351927