Moral Progress

Philip Kitcher (John Dewey Professor Emeritus of Philosophy, John Dewey Professor Emeritus of Philosophy, Columbia University)

Moral Progress
Format
Hardback
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Country
United States
Published
29 July 2021
Pages
200
ISBN
9780197549155

Moral Progress

Philip Kitcher (John Dewey Professor Emeritus of Philosophy, John Dewey Professor Emeritus of Philosophy, Columbia University)

This inaugural volume in the Munich Lectures in Ethics series presents lectures by noted philosopher Philip Kitcher. In these lectures, Kitcher develops further the pragmatist approach to moral philosophy, begun in his book The Ethical Project. He uses three historical examples of moral progress–the abolition of chattel slavery, the expansion of opportunities for women, and the increasing acceptance of same-sex love–to propose methods for moral inquiry. In his recommended methodology, Kitcher sees moral progress, for individuals and for societies, through collective discussions that become more inclusive, better informed, and involve participants more inclined to engage with the perspectives of others and aim at actions tolerable by all. The volume is introduced by Jan-Christoph Heilinger and contains commentaries from distinguished scholars Amia Srinivasan, Susan Neiman, and Rahel Jaeggi, and Kitcher’s response to their commentaries.

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