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Many philosophers believe that normative ethics is in principle independent of psychology. By contrast, the authors of these essays explore the interconnections between psychology and moral theory. They investigate the psychological constraints on realizable ethical ideals and articulate the psychological assumptions behind traditional ethics. They also examine the ways in which the basic architecture of the mind, core emotions, patterns of individual development, social psychology, and the limits on human capacities for rational deliberation affect morality.Owen Flanagan is Professor of Philosophy at Duke University. Am???lie Oksenberg Rorty is Professor of Philosophy at Mount Holyoke College.
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Identity, Character, and Morality : Essays in Moral Psychology Flanagan, Owen J. MIT Press 0262560747 9780262560740 9780585024301 English Ethics, Psychology and philosophy. 1993 BJ45.I34 1993eb 170 Ethics, Psychology and philosophy. cover Page i
Identity, Character, and Morality Essays in Moral Psychology edited by Owen Flanagan and Amélie Oksenberg Rorty
A Bradford Book The MIT Press Cambridge, Massachusetts London, England
page_i Page ii Third printing, 1997 First MIT Press paperback edition, 1993 © 1990 Massachusetts Institute of Technology All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form by any electronic or mechanical means, including photocopying, recording, or information storage and retrieval, without permission in writing from the publisher. This book was set in Palatino by DEKR Corporation and was printed and bound in the United States of America. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Indentity, character, and morality: essays in moral psychology/ edited by Owen Flanagan and Amélie Oksenberg Rorty. p. cm. "A Bradford book." Includes bibliographical references. ISBN 0-262-06115-5 (Hb), 0-262-56074-7 (pb) 1. EthicsPsychological aspects. I. Flanagan, Owen J. II. Rorty, Amélie. III. Title: Moral psychology. BJ45.I34 1990 170dc20 90-34927 CIP page_ii Page iii
Contents Acknowledgments
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Introduction Owen Flanagan and Amélie Oksenberg Rorty
1
PART I Identity, Commitment, and Agency Chapter 1 Aspects of Identity and Agency Amélie Oksenberg Rorty and David Wong
19
Chapter 2 Identity and Strong and Weak Evaluation Owen Flanagan
37
Chapter 3 The Moral Life of a Pragmatist Ruth Anna Putnam PART II Character, Temperament, and Emotion
67
Chapter 4 Natural Affection and Responsibility for Character: A Critique of Kantian Views of the Virtues Gregory Trianosky
93
Chapter 5 On the Old Saw That Character Is Destiny Michele Moody-Adams
111
Chapter 6 Hume and Moral Emotions Marcia Lind
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Chapter 7 The Place of Emotions in Kantian Morality Nancy Sherman
149
PART III Moral Psychology and the Social Virtues Chapter 8 Vocation, Friendship, and Community: Limitations of the Personal-Impersonal Framework Lawrence A. Blum
173
Chapter 9 Gender and Moral Luck Claudia Card
199
Chapter 10 Friendship and Duty: Some Difficult Relations Michael Stocker
219
Chapter 11 Trust, Affirmation, and Moral Character: A Critique of Kantian Morality Laurence Thomas
235
Chapter 12 Why Honesty Is a Hard Virtue Annette C. Baier PART IV Rationality, Responsibility, and Morality Chapter 13 Higher-Order Discrimination
259
Adrian M. S. Piper
285
Chapter 14 Obligation and Performance: A Kantian Account of Moral Conflict Barbara Herman
311
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