Values and Valuing Speculations on the Ethical Life of Persons |
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Author:
| Nerlich, Graham |
ISBN: | 978-0-19-824847-7 |
Publication Date: | Oct 1989 |
Publisher: | Oxford University Press
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Book Format: | Hardback |
List Price: | AUD $176.95AUD $160.86 |
Book Description:
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Nerlich argues that normal human animals are naturally endowed with certain attributes for being persons, speakers of an articulate language living in a culture. Language and cultural life require self-appraisal, and hence an evolution, through self-conflict, of desires into values. Thus valuing is seen as a natural process for persons, one which underlies the morals of duty and obligation. Valuing will be good only if it results in values which are authentic to the individual`s nature...
More DescriptionNerlich argues that normal human animals are naturally endowed with certain attributes for being persons, speakers of an articulate language living in a culture. Language and cultural life require self-appraisal, and hence an evolution, through self-conflict, of desires into values. Thus valuing is seen as a natural process for persons, one which underlies the morals of duty and obligation. Valuing will be good only if it results in values which are authentic to the individual`s nature and to the surrounding culture, and which are objective.