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Hard questions : facing the problems of life / John Kekes.

By: Publisher: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2019]Copyright date: ©2019Description: xiv, 306 pages ; 22 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780190919986
  • 0190919981
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: Online version:: Hard questionsLOC classification:
  • BJ1521 .K454 2019
Contents:
Is there an absolute value that overrides all other considerations? -- Must we conform? -- Do we owe what our country asks of us? -- Must justice be done at all costs? -- How should we respond to evil? -- Should we forgive wrong actions? -- Does shame make life better or worse? -- Is it always good to be true to who we are? -- Do good intentions justify bad actions? -- Are moral values the highest of all values?
Summary: "The hard questions are: Is there an absolute value? Must we conform? Do we owe what our country asks of us? Is justice necessary? How should we respond to evil? Is it right to forgive wrong actions? Is shame good? Should we be true to who we are? Do good intentions justify bad actions? Should moral evaluations be overriding? These questions are hard because reasonable answers to them conflicting. The aim of this book is to show how hard questions can be reasonably answered"-- Provided by publisher.
Holdings
Item type Current library Shelving location Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Book Book NMC Library Stacks BJ1521 .K454 2019 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 33039001459212

Includes bibliographical references (pages 300-304) and index.

Is there an absolute value that overrides all other considerations? -- Must we conform? -- Do we owe what our country asks of us? -- Must justice be done at all costs? -- How should we respond to evil? -- Should we forgive wrong actions? -- Does shame make life better or worse? -- Is it always good to be true to who we are? -- Do good intentions justify bad actions? -- Are moral values the highest of all values?

"The hard questions are: Is there an absolute value? Must we conform? Do we owe what our country asks of us? Is justice necessary? How should we respond to evil? Is it right to forgive wrong actions? Is shame good? Should we be true to who we are? Do good intentions justify bad actions? Should moral evaluations be overriding? These questions are hard because reasonable answers to them conflicting. The aim of this book is to show how hard questions can be reasonably answered"-- Provided by publisher.

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