Kierkegaard and the Limits of the Ethical

by Rudd, Anthony
ISBN: 9780198752189
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Overview

This book is a discussion of some of Kierkegaard's central ideas, showing their relevance to contemporary debates in epistemology, ethics, and the philosophy of religion. Anthony Rudd's aim is not simply to expound Kierkegaard's ideas but to draw on them creatively in order to illuminate questions about the foundations of morality and the nature of personal identity, as discussed by analytical philosophers such as MacIntyre, Parfit, Williams, and Foot. Rudd seeks a way forward from the sterile conflict between the view that morality and religion are based on objective reasoning and the view that they are merely expressions of subjective emotions. He argues that morality and religion must be understood in terms of the individual's search for a sense of meaning in his or her own life, but emphasizes that this does not imply that values are arbitrary or merely subjective.
  • Format: Trade Paperback
  • Author: Rudd, Anthony
  • ISBN: 9780198752189
  • Condition: Used
  • Dimensions: 8.35 x 0.45
  • Number Of Pages: 200
  • Publication Year: 1997
Language: English