Pragmatist Ethics

A Problem-Based Approach to What Matters

von James Jakób Liszka

206 Seiten, Hardcover

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

Argues that the path to the good life does not consist in working toward some abstract concept of the good, but rather by ameliorating the problems of the practices and institutions that make up our practical life.Grounded in American pragmatism, Pragmatist Ethics proposes a rethinking of ethics. Rather than looking to the good-a concept for which consensus is difficult to achieve-pragmatists instead advocate for tending to the problems of the day. James Jakób Liszka examines how daily practices and institutions are originally conceived and then evolve to solve certain problems, and that their failure to do so is the source of most problems. Liszka argues that the ethical goal, therefore, is to improve upon these practices and that the sort of practical reasoning that characterizes practices can be enhanced by a more scientific, empirical approach. But how do we know when changes to practices and institutions are progressive? Problems will plague the best of communities; the better community is the one that succeeds best at solving its problems. Pragmatist Ethics examines various accounts of improvement and progress, concluding that the problem-solving effectiveness of communities is the key to progressive changes.

• Reihe: SUNY series in American Philosophy and Cultural Thought
• Themen: Philosophie und Religion Philosophie Themen der Philosophie Ethik und Moralphilosophie
• ISBN: 9781438485874
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 01.11.2021
• Größe: 235 x 157 mm
• Verlag: SUNY Press