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Moral Imagination

Implications of Cognitive Science for Ethics

Moral Imagination( )
Author: Johnson, Mark
ISBN:978-0-226-40169-0
Publication Date:Nov 1994
Publisher:University of Chicago Press
Book Format:Paperback
List Price:AUD $61.95
Book Description:

Using path-breaking discoveries of cognitive science, Mark Johnson argues that humans are fundamentally imaginative moral animals, challenging the view that morality is simply a system of universal laws dictated by reason. According to the Western moral tradition, we make ethical decisions by applying universal laws to concrete situations. But Johnson shows how research in cognitive science undermines this view and reveals that imagination has an essential role in ethical...
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Book Details
Pages:302
Detailed Subjects: Science / Cognitive Science
Philosophy / Ethics & Moral Philosophy
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):1.61 x 2.27 x 0.18 cm
Book Weight:0.46 Kilograms



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