The Ties That Bind

Julius M. Moravcsik
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The Ties That Bind
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9789639241794
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308
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English
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15.9 x 23.4 cm
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Introductory Remarks in Face of Today's Problems Preface Introduction Part I The Ethics of Ideals Chapter I. The Outline of the Ethics of Ideals Chapter II. Ideals and Attitudes Chapter III. Individual and Social-Political Ethics Intertwined Part II. Communal Ties in an value-based Community Introduction to Part II Chapter IV. Developing Adequate Communal Ties Chapter V. Freedom, Responsibility, Work and communal Life Chapter VI. The Roots of Justice; Sharing and Good Ties Epilogue Bibliography

Julius M. Moravcsik

The Ties That Bind

This book, like in classical times of Plato and Aristotle, treats individual and communal ethics as intertwined. At its heart lies the quartet of respect, concern for welfare of others, trust, and care as the basic communal ties. The community needs to be built on these. Acquisition and practice of other values and goods are within the frame of the four underlying "pillars." The four basic notions are attitudes and as such consist of both rational and emotional elements. Thus our ethics is neither based purely on sentiment nor purely on reason. As such they will yield us guidelines, to be filled in contextually, not rigid rule systems. Moravcsik's proposal for ethics is pluralistic but not relativistic. It does not deny some objective ground for sound communal life, but leaves many alternatives within which the four basic ties can be implemented.
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Julius M. Moravcsik

Julius M. Moravcsik is professor of philosophy at Stanford University. Educated at Harvard and Oxford, he lectured in 25 countries.