ISBN:
9781137541819
Language:
English
Pages:
1 Online-Ressource (XI, 271 p)
Series Statement:
Springer eBook Collection
Series Statement:
History
Parallel Title:
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Keywords:
Philosophy
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Political theory
;
World politics
;
Ethics
;
Political philosophy
;
Social sciences Philosophy
;
Philosophy
;
Political theory
;
World politics
;
Ethics
;
Political philosophy
;
Social sciences Philosophy
Abstract:
Moral philosophy today is marked by profound, systematic disagreement. In Rightness as Fairness, Marcus Arvan argues that moral philosophy must adapt scientific principles of theory-selection in order to reliably uncover moral truth. Arvan then argues that our best empirical evidence and naturalistic observation reveal morality to be a type of prudence requiring us to act in ways that our present and future selves can rationally agree upon across time. Arvan shows that this agreement-Rightness as Fairness-requires us to be fair to ourselves and to others, including animals. Further, the Four Principles of Fairness comprising this agreement reconcile a variety of traditionally opposed moral and political frameworks. Finally, 〈Rightness as Fairness provides a uniquely fruitful method for resolving applied moral and political issues: a method of ‘principled fair negotiation’ that requires merging principled debate with real-world negotiation
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DOI:
10.1057/9781137541819
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