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Engaging the World

A Philosopher's Essays on Morality and Religion

By: Edmund Abegg

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Engaging the World

A Philosopher's Essays on Morality and Religion

By: Edmund Abegg

Philosophers enjoy working with ideas that arise as they engage the world. They like to think carefully, looking at ides from more than one perspective, and without partisan urgency or desperate defensive moves. Of course, not all people who call themselves philosophers follow this ideal, but it has a long history, having been exemplified by Socrates and others in the ancient world. The essays in this volume attempt to live up to this ideal, which does not, by the way, prevent Dr. Abegg from reaching strong conclusions—which are, however, always open to challenge.. While parts of some of the essays may be difficult in places for readers not acquainted with philosophy, the shorter essays written recently for this collection are easier to read and also more lively. As a glance at the Table of Contents will reveal, the essays in this volume are on topics that should be important for all of us, such as sexual morality, abortion, Sigmund Freud, the relation between science and religion, and efforts to find a meaningful minimal religion.

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Political Morality in a Disenchanted World

By: Edmund Abegg

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Political Morality in a Disenchanted World

By: Edmund Abegg

Political morality concerns what programs and policies government ought to adopt. What would this morality look like in a disenchanted world, one in which rationality prevails? The enchanted world is extensive, including not just religion but traditional morality. In this book, Edmund Abegg constructs a coherent path that leads from abstract psychological and moral theory to ideal political and economic scenarios and then to their real-world applications, which for him are in terms of national political goals. These goals, individual autonomy and welfare, function as political morality in this new framework in place of traditional mythical ideas such as justice. Descriptive chapters on our current world indicate that these goals are in play, if only partly. Concerning these national moral-political goals, which may be domestic or international, the crucial distinction he seeks to establish is between aggregated or big-picture goals and individualized goals. The latter are typically seen as establishing individual rights. This book establishes a framework that clarifies important public policy issues in a way not possible if a jungle growth of myth envelopes our efforts with confusion and unnecessary controversies.

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University Press of America

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Political Morality in a Disenchanted World

By: Edmund Abegg

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Engaging the World

A Philosopher's Essays on Morality and Religion

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A Philosopher's Essays on Morality and Religion

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Edmund Garrett; A Memoir

By: Edward Tyas Cook,Edmund Fydell Garrett

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Edmund Garrett; A Memoir

By: Edward Tyas Cook,Edmund Fydell Garrett

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