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| ISBN: | 9780511789618
0511789610
9780521199933
052119993X
9780511762918
0511762917
9781107621534
1107621534
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| Notes: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-278) and index.
Print version record.
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| Summary: | "Modernity has challenged the ancient ideal of a universal quest for wisdom, and today's world of conflicting cultures and values has raised further doubts regarding the possibility of objective ethical standards. Robert Kane refocuses the debate on the philosophical quest for wisdom, and argues that ethical principles about right action and the good life can be seen to emerge from that very quest itself. His book contends that the search for wisdom involves a persistent striving to overcome narrowness of vision that comes from the inevitable limitations of finite points of view. When applied to questions of value and the good life, this striving has ethical implications about the way we should treat ourselves and others. This study argues for the merits of this central thesis against alternative theories in contemporary normative ethics, and discusses its practical applications for social ethics, political philosophy, law and moral education"--
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| Other form: | Print version: Kane, Robert, 1938- Ethics and the quest for wisdom. Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2010 9780521199933
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| Standard no.: | 9786612770487
40018445279
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