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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.

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Book category Books in English Humanities Philosophy Ethics & moral philosophy

• Full title: Actual Ethics
• Author: James R. Otteson
• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 368
• EAN: 9780521681254
• ISBN: 0521681251
• ID: 02040371
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Weight: 496 g
• Dimensions: 229 × 162 × 21 mm
• Date of publishing: 19. June 2006

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