The Nature and Uniqueness of Material Value-Ethics Clarified
Although material value-ethics was introduced into philosophy at least a century ago, confusion still persists as to what it implies. This article offers some clarification. It states how material value-ethics stands opposed to formalistic ethics, commonly – though perhaps wrongly – attributed to Ka...
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Format: | Electronic/Print Article |
Language: | English |
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Peeters
[2017]
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In: |
Ethical perspectives
Year: 2017, Volume: 24, Issue: 2, Pages: 225-258 |
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Value ethics
/ Kant, Immanuel 1724-1804
/ Formalism (Ethics)
/ Consequentialism
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IxTheo Classification: | NCA Ethics VA Philosophy |
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Summary: | Although material value-ethics was introduced into philosophy at least a century ago, confusion still persists as to what it implies. This article offers some clarification. It states how material value-ethics stands opposed to formalistic ethics, commonly – though perhaps wrongly – attributed to Kant. The resulting analysis allows us to establish a combination of features that give material value-ethics an advantage over deontological, consequentialist and other perspectives, regardless of the hermeneutics issue. |
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ISSN: | 1370-0049 |
Contains: | Enthalten in: Ethical perspectives
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.2143/EP.24.2.3218003 |