{"product_id":"elements-of-ethics-paperback-softback-9780804747707","title":"Elements of Ethics (Paperback \/ softback) 9780804747707","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eElements of Ethics\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eAdriaan T. Peperzak (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780804747707\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 26 September 2003\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e304 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.5 cm, 0.426 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eElements of Ethics\u003c\/i\u003e is philosophical in the truest sense: it is not only rigorous and engaged in the language of western philsophy; it is good, just and beautiful.\" - \u003ci\u003ePhilsophy in Review\/Comptes rendus philosophiques\u003c\/i\u003e \"\u003ci\u003eElements of Ethics\u003c\/i\u003e will appeal to those who are in search of an alternative to the dominant modes of ethical reflection practiced today, because it is clear, concrete, historically informed, and thought provoking.\" - \u003ci\u003eThe Journal of Religion\u003c\/i\u003e \"This rich and elegant work by a renowed philosopher grapples with the 'givenness' of ethics and of self-in-community. Its scope is grand and its reach broad, but the whole is grounded in a precise, analytical delineation of the essentials of ethics and unfolds into a masterful synthesis.\"—Thomas Sheehan, Stanford University\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis work renews the basic questions and principles of philosophical ethics and provides a thorough account of how being oneself presupposes freedom and responsibility. \u003ci\u003eElements of Ethics\u003c\/i\u003e focuses on the descriptive and conceptual analysis of the experiences through which human lives become aware of themselves and shows how we are provoked to respond appropriately to the various dimensions and phenomena of the universe. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOperating on the provocative thesis that \"if the ethical is real, it cannot be proved, because it is either nothing at all or an irreducible origin,\" this book pursues the question that defines ethics: \"How should I live?\" After setting out a preliminary definition of terms, \u003ci\u003eElements of Ethics\u003c\/i\u003e gives insight into the relation of human individuals and the world by showing that the traditional separation between \"is\" and \"ought\" overlooks their profound coincidence, and by clarifying the determining, though often overlooked, role of \u003ci\u003eaffectivity \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ekatharsis\u003c\/i\u003e in all ethical experiences. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Stanford University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52548810113304,"sku":"9780804747707","price":26.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/elements-of-ethics-paperback-softback-9780804747707","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}