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Table of contents (11 chapters)
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Introduction
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Partiality, Spirituality and Character
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The Emotions and the Good Life
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The Meaning of Life
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Replies and Reflections
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'This fine collection of essays honors the distinguished work of John Cottingham. The contributors examine critically his distinctive and thoughtful treatments of some of the most fundamental questions in ethics, such as the meaning of life, the connection between religion and ethics, the psychoanalytic approach to human motivation, and the place of emotions in ethics. Cottingham's replies defend, develop, and clarify his views. All in all, this is a most valuable exchange showing how philosophy can be done reasonably and humanistically without the mock precision and jargon that imitates scientific writings.' - John Kekes
'This is a very fine collection of essays, celebrating John Cottingham's seminal work on three major issues: the place of impartiality and partiality in ethics and in our lives; the interplay of reason and emotion; and the relation between the religious attitude and the meaning of life. The contributors engage closely with Cottingham's work, which gives a remarkable thematic unity to the book. I recommend it highly.' - Professor David McNaughton, Honorary Vice-President, British Society for Ethical Theory
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The Moral Life: Essays in Honour of John Cottingham
Editors: Nafsika Athanassoulis, Samantha Vice
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230583153
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London
eBook Packages: Palgrave Religion & Philosophy Collection, Philosophy and Religion (R0)
Copyright Information: Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited 2008
Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-230-52756-0Published: 29 May 2008
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-35825-0Published: 01 January 2008
eBook ISBN: 978-0-230-58315-3Published: 29 May 2008
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: IX, 278
Topics: Modern Philosophy, Ethics, Philosophy of Religion