| Description |
xiii, 172 p. ; 24 cm. |
| Series |
Paul Carus lectures ; 20th ser.
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| Note |
Includes index. |
| Contents |
Vulnerability, dependence, animality -- Humans as contrasted with, humans as included in the class of animals -- The intelligence of dolphins -- Can animals without language have beliefs? -- How impoverished is the world of the nonhuman animal? -- Reasons for action -- Vulnerability, flourishing, goods, and 'good' -- How do we become independent practical reasoners? How do the virtues make this possible? -- Social relationships, practical reasoning, common goods, and individual goods -- The virtues of acknowledged dependence -- The political and social structures of the common good -- Proxies, friends, truthfulness -- Moral commitment and rational enquiry. |
| Subject |
Ethics.
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Virtues.
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| ISBN |
0812693973 (alk. paper) |
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