A Politics of Freedom and An Ethics of Respect: Principles to Live by in Times of Peace - Couverture souple

Hall Jr., Mr. Byron C.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1468102222 ISBN 13 : 9781468102222

Editeur : CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2012

Synopsis

From the Author: Beginning with Darwin’s The Descent of Man (1871), it has been assumed that an ethical system originating from the theory of evolution must be some form of either enlightened self-interest or Utilitarianism. Neglected in that assumption, however, is that humans have culture and that cultural adaptation is the primary mode of human evolution. I develop a system of ethics from the consideration of cultural adaptation. This system, an ethics of respect, incorporates both individual rights and the dignity of humans, and it is incompatible with both enlightened self-interest and Utilitarianism. After more than 35 years of thought, reading, debate, and reconsideration, I feel that I have reached the goals I set in the beginning. I wanted to find a solid ground for recognizing the political rights to life, liberty, and property (liberty rights). In Chapter 2, I develop that ground. I wanted to associate political liberty rights with a system of ethics. In Chapter 3, I found that only an ethics of respect, like Kant’s, is compatible with those rights. I wanted to generalize that system of ethics so that it would cover all life forms. In Chapters 5 and 6, I propose a method for doing so. I wanted to apply the principles developed in Chapters 2, 3, 5, and 6 to important issues. In Chapters 4, and 6 – 9 and in Appendix B I address the issues of the environment, political systems, economic systems, criminal justice, racial discrimination, abortion and human sexuality.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Byron C. Hall, Jr. holds a BS in Physics magna cum laude from the University of Cincinnati and an MA in Physics from the Johns Hopkins University. Mr. Hall had undeclared minors in Mathematics and Philosophy and was elected to Phi Beta Kappa Mr. Hall was a teacher for 50 years, and retired in 2010. During most of his career, he taught Physics and Mathematics, but from time-to-time he was called upon to teach courses in other fields: Chemistry, Earth Science, Economics, Electronics, English, Philosophy, and Sociology. Mr. Hall has published “The Empirical Foundations for Individual Rights” in The Philosopher, Vol. LXXXXVII No.1, spring 2009. In addition, he has published To Save Her Dream and a problem in the American Journal of Physics. Other than teaching, Mr. Hall's chief interests are applied ethics and land and historic preservation. He is Chairman of the Blandair Foundation.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Date d'édition: 2012
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1468102222
• ISBN 13: 9781468102222
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 232
• Coordonnées du fabricant: Printed by Amazon on behalf of the author; https://www.amazon.fr/hz/contact-us; ; c/o Amazon Media EU S.à.r.l., 38 Avenue John F. Kennedy; Luxembourg; L-1855; Luxembourg