Mark Timmons (ed.)
- Published in print:
- 2011
- Published Online:
- January 2012
- ISBN:
- 9780199693269
- eISBN:
- 9780191732058
- Item type:
- book
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199693269.001.0001
- Subject:
- Philosophy, Moral Philosophy, Political Philosophy
Oxford Studies in Normative Ethics aims to provide, on an annual basis, some of the best contemporary work in the field of normative ethical theory. Each volume features new essays that ...
More
Oxford Studies in Normative Ethics aims to provide, on an annual basis, some of the best contemporary work in the field of normative ethical theory. Each volume features new essays that contribute to an understanding of a wide range of issues and positions in normative ethical theory, and represents a sampling of recent developments in this field. This first volume includes contributions by Jamie Dreier, Ulrike Heuer, Thomas E. Hill, Jr., Samuel J. Kerstein, Sarah McGrath, Paul McNamara, Douglas W. Portmore, Peter Railton, S. Andrew Schroeder, Holly M. Smith, Daniel Star, Nick Zangwill. The topics discussed include: consequentialism, duty, Kantian moral theory, mere means principle, moral deliberation, moral persuasion, moral rationalism, normative constructivism, objective versus subjective obligation, paradox of deontology, suberogation, supererogation, virtue, and virtue ethics.Less
Oxford Studies in Normative Ethics aims to provide, on an annual basis, some of the best contemporary work in the field of normative ethical theory. Each volume features new essays that contribute to an understanding of a wide range of issues and positions in normative ethical theory, and represents a sampling of recent developments in this field. This first volume includes contributions by Jamie Dreier, Ulrike Heuer, Thomas E. Hill, Jr., Samuel J. Kerstein, Sarah McGrath, Paul McNamara, Douglas W. Portmore, Peter Railton, S. Andrew Schroeder, Holly M. Smith, Daniel Star, Nick Zangwill. The topics discussed include: consequentialism, duty, Kantian moral theory, mere means principle, moral deliberation, moral persuasion, moral rationalism, normative constructivism, objective versus subjective obligation, paradox of deontology, suberogation, supererogation, virtue, and virtue ethics.
Sarah McGrath
- Published in print:
- 2011
- Published Online:
- January 2012
- ISBN:
- 9780199693269
- eISBN:
- 9780191732058
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199693269.003.0011
- Subject:
- Philosophy, Moral Philosophy, Political Philosophy
In attempting to influence the moral views of others, activists sometimes employ pictures as tools of moral persuasion. In such cases, a viewer is confronted with an actual instance of the practice ...
More
In attempting to influence the moral views of others, activists sometimes employ pictures as tools of moral persuasion. In such cases, a viewer is confronted with an actual instance of the practice whose morality is at issue and invited to draw a general moral conclusion in response. This paper explores some of the philosophical issues that arise in connection with the use of pictures as tools of moral persuasion, with special attention to the roles of acquaintance and conversion in the moral domain. Against concerns that relying on pictures will tend to bias or distort one’s moral judgment, the paper offers a qualified defense of the use of pictures. It then considers some implications for (i) the characterization of wide reflective equilibrium, (ii) the concept of a moral expert, and (iii) our attitudes towards our moral convictions.Less
In attempting to influence the moral views of others, activists sometimes employ pictures as tools of moral persuasion. In such cases, a viewer is confronted with an actual instance of the practice whose morality is at issue and invited to draw a general moral conclusion in response. This paper explores some of the philosophical issues that arise in connection with the use of pictures as tools of moral persuasion, with special attention to the roles of acquaintance and conversion in the moral domain. Against concerns that relying on pictures will tend to bias or distort one’s moral judgment, the paper offers a qualified defense of the use of pictures. It then considers some implications for (i) the characterization of wide reflective equilibrium, (ii) the concept of a moral expert, and (iii) our attitudes towards our moral convictions.
HÉctor Rodriguez
- Published in print:
- 1997
- Published Online:
- October 2011
- ISBN:
- 9780198159216
- eISBN:
- 9780191673566
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198159216.003.0012
- Subject:
- Literature, Film, Media, and Cultural Studies
This chapter sketches an argument that ideology critique is a species of moral persuasion. There is a moral dimension built into the concept of ideology which is used in critical film theory. ...
More
This chapter sketches an argument that ideology critique is a species of moral persuasion. There is a moral dimension built into the concept of ideology which is used in critical film theory. Ideologies are comprised of false beliefs caused by practices of domination. They are distinct configurations of moral thoughts, emotions, and practices. The chapter cites the argument on false belief on women to criticize the definition of ideology: Those who think that women are irrational have modified the way they see and interact with women. This chapter claims that these assertions do not always function as truth-claims for the person who states them. Proponents of the false consciousness model can say that the argument of this chapter asserts a dubious distinction between fact and value. However, the chatper states that the practice of ideology critique does not necessarily rest on judgments of truth and falsehood.Less
This chapter sketches an argument that ideology critique is a species of moral persuasion. There is a moral dimension built into the concept of ideology which is used in critical film theory. Ideologies are comprised of false beliefs caused by practices of domination. They are distinct configurations of moral thoughts, emotions, and practices. The chapter cites the argument on false belief on women to criticize the definition of ideology: Those who think that women are irrational have modified the way they see and interact with women. This chapter claims that these assertions do not always function as truth-claims for the person who states them. Proponents of the false consciousness model can say that the argument of this chapter asserts a dubious distinction between fact and value. However, the chatper states that the practice of ideology critique does not necessarily rest on judgments of truth and falsehood.
