Moral Discourse in a Pluralistic World

by Daniel Vokey

Overview

By clarifying the ways in which genuine agreement on moral issues can be pursued through moral discourse, Vokey provides a coherent conceptual framework for addressing the political, social, and environmental problems arising from unresolved moral conflict. This volume will interest those engaged in moral and political philosophy, conflict resolution, philosophy of education, and those involved in cross-cultural conversations among Western and Eastern philosophies.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780268159986
Publisher:	University of Notre Dame Press
Publication date:	07/31/2017
Edition description:	1
Pages:	384
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

Daniel Vokey is emeritus professor of Education, University of Prince Edward Island, Canada.

Table of Contents

	Preface	ix
	Introduction	1
	Practical Judgments and Moral Points of View	2
	Moral Traditions and Moral Scepticism	4
	Moral Discourse	10
Chapter 1	The Rationalism-Relativism Debate	16
	Beyond Objectivism and Relativism	16
	Different Rules: The Incommensurability of Methods	19
	Different "Worlds," Different "Truths": The Incommensurability of Meaning	25
	Different Objectives, Different Problems: The Incommensurability of Standards	44
Chapter 2	The Rationality Of Traditions	49
	Dialectical Justification: Internal Debates	50
	Narrative and Dialectic	55
	Dialectical Justification: External Debates	57
	Converging Views	61
Chapter 3	The Search For Wide Reflective Equilibrium	66
	The Rationality of Traditions: Further Questions	66
	World Views and Ways of Life	86
	The Search for Wide Reflective Equilibrium	92
Chapter 4	Moral Traditions And Dialectical Debate	109
	The Ethics of Virtue	110
	Moral Traditions	134
	The Rationality of Moral Traditions	150
	The Case for the Ethics of Virtue	160
Chapter 5	The Intellectualist Bias	172
	Practical Rationality and Moral Education	173
	Moral Theory and Moral Practice	177
	Intrinsic Goodness and the Virtues	185
Chapter 6	Reasons Of The Heart	206
	Apprehensions of Intrinsic Moral Value	207
	The Ethics of Virtue Revisited	233
Chapter 7	Moral Discourse	249
	The Search for a Satisfactory Moral Point of View	250
	Narrative and Moral Enquiry	257
	Moral Discourse in a Pluralistic World	273
	Conclusion	283
	Abbreviations	289
	Notes	291
	References	329
	Index	353

Editorial Reviews

The book is a helpful contribution to ongoing conversations about whether and how persons from very different moral traditions may argue productively about moral issues across cultural and religious gulfs.” —Theological Studies

“Moral Discourse in a Pluralistic World is not only an eloquent philosophical work, but also very relevant for moral practice. It is a book to be studied and taken to heart.” —Journal of Moral Education

From the Publisher

The book is a helpful contribution to ongoing conversations about whether and how persons from very different moral traditions may argue productively about moral issues across cultural and religious gulfs.” —Theological Studies,

Theological Studies