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As he lies dying, he entreats you for one final, favor. Mar 31, 2017 open library is an initiative of the internet archive, a 501c3 nonprofit, building a digital library of internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form. He wrote in the areas of philosophy of religion, epistemology, ethics, and political philosophy and authored or edited more than 30 books and 100 articles. The reason why pojman thinks this, as do i, is because were we to accept the theory of ethical cultural relativism we must also accept its consequences, which include. Louis was best known perhaps for presenting extremely balanced perspectives in his writings on a variety of some of the most controversial and challenging contemporary issues, including abortion, affirmative action and the death penalty. Lewis vaughn is the author or coauthor of numerous books, including living philosophy, second edition oup, 2017, bioethics, third edition oup, 2016, and philosophy here and now, second edition oup, 2015. Pojman is professor of philosophy at the united states military academy at west point. Spanning 2,500 years of thought, it is ideal for introduction to philosophy and history of philosophy courses. The title of this book is moral philosophy and it was written by louis p.
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He presents major major philosophical veins of thought in clear, lively writing that is as entertaining as it is informative. What are the primary functions of religion in society. The foundations of moral relativism the rejection of ethnocentricism definition. He has been a fulbright fellow at the university of copenhagen and a rockefeller fellow at the university of hamburg. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Capturing the inimitable enthusiasm of louis pojmans much acclaimed teaching, philosophy. In one of mississippi he became professor received an later at clare. Louis paul pojman april 22, 1935 october 15, 2005 was an american philosopher and professor, whose name is most recognized as the author of dozens of philosophy texts and anthologies, which continue to be used widely for educational purposes, and more than onehundred papers, which he read at some sixty universities around the world.
Beginning with an inquiry into the nature and purpose of philosophy, this text moves through many traditional discussionssuch as the existence of god, the problems of knowledge, the. The 10 commandments of philosophy according to louis p. This text is designed to help students who have already done an introductory course in philosophy guiding them to think more clearly about how to form their moral beliefs in. Doubt every claim you encounter until the evidence convinces you of its truth. Moral objectivism holds that there are objective, universal moral principles that are valid for all people. Author of philosophy, ethics, environmental ethics, philosophy of religion, moral philosophy, life and death, ethical theory, philosophical traditions louis p.
Ethical relativism however is different from moral skepticism where valid moral principles do not exist at all. In the essay whose to judge by louis pojman openly rejects or is against the concept of ethical relativism. Epistemic humility, arguments from evil, and moral skepticism. Digital rights management drm the publisher has supplied this book in encrypted form, which means that you need to install free software in order to unlock and read it. Moral objectivism and ethical relativism moral objectivism. Ethical relativism is the theory that there are no universally valid moral principles. Open library is an initiative of the internet archive, a 501c3 nonprofit, building a digital library of internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form. Pojman, lewis vaughn paperback, 864 pages, published 2019 by oxford university press isbn. Classics of philosophy 3rd edition rent 9780199737291. A nice blend of classic readings in moral philosophy supplemented by numerous modern pieces. Louis pojman proposes one such moral principle that he believes is binding upon all human beings. Classical and contemporary readings, fourth edition, is a highly acclaimed topically organized anthology featuring eightyfour selections that cover five major areas of philosophytheory of knowledge, philosophy of religion, philosophy of mind, freedom and determinism, and moral philosophy. Classical and contemporary readings, fourth edition, is a highly acclaimed topically organized anthology featuring eightyfour selections that cover five major areas of philosophy theory of knowledge, philosophy of religion, philosophy of mind, freedom and determinism, and moral philosophy.
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