Actual Ethics

Actual Ethics
by James R. Otteson (Author)
Publisher: Cambridge University Press (19 Jun. 2006)
Language: English
Hardcover: 360 pages
ISBN-10: 052186271X
ISBN-13: 9780521862714
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Book Description
Actual Ethics offers a moral defense of the ‘classical liberal’ political tradition and applies it to several of today’s vexing moral and political issues. James Otteson argues that a Kantian conception of personhood and an Aristotelian conception of judgment are compatible and even complementary. He shows why they are morally attractive, and perhaps most controversially, when combined, they imply a limited, classical liberal political state. Otteson then addresses several contemporary problems – wealth and poverty, public education, animal welfare, and affirmative action – and shows how each can be plausibly addressed within the Kantian, Aristotelian and classical liberal framework. Written in clear, engaging, and jargon-free prose, Actual Ethics will give students and general audiences an overview of a powerful and rich moral and political tradition that they might not otherwise consider.