From Action to Ethics

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From Action to Ethics

A Pluralistic Approach to Reasons and Responsibility

Philosophy of mind Ethics and moral philosophy

Author: Constantine Sandis

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Language: English

Published by: Bloomsbury Academic

Published on: 11th January 2024

Format: LCP-protected ePub

Size: 288 pages

ISBN: 9781350235137


Overview

Over the course of the last 15 years, Constantine Sandis has advanced our understanding of the role that action plays in shaping our moral thought. In this collection of his best essays in the philosophy of action, Sandis brings together updated versions of his writings, accompanied by a new introduction. Read collectively they demonstrate the breadth of his interests and ability to relate to broader issues within the culture, connecting debates in philosophical psychology about motivation, negligence, and moral responsibility with Greek tragedy, social psychology and literature.

Engagement with Thinkers

Along this path from action to ethics, Sandis engages with Hegel, Wittgenstein, Anscombe, Ricoeur, Davidson, and Dretske, together with contemporary authors such as Jennifer Hornsby and Jonathan Dancy. As he responds to each thinker and theme, he develops his own philosophical position, the key thesis of which is that philosophy of action without ethics is empty, ethics without philosophy of action is blind.

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