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Moral Imagination - by Mark Johnson (Paperback)

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  • Using path-breaking discoveries of cognitive science, Mark Johnson argues that humans are fundamentally imaginative moral animals, challenging the view that morality is simply a system of universal laws dictated by reason.
  • Author(s): Mark Johnson
  • 302 Pages
  • Philosophy, Ethics & Moral Philosophy

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Using path-breaking discoveries of cognitive science, Mark Johnson argues that humans are fundamentally imaginative moral animals, challenging the view that morality is simply a system of universal laws dictated by reason. According to the Western moral tradition, we make ethical decisions by applying universal laws to concrete situations. But Johnson shows how research in cognitive science undermines this view and reveals that imagination has an essential role in ethical deliberation.

Expanding his innovative studies of human reason in Metaphors We Live By and The Body in the Mind, Johnson provides the tools for more practical, realistic, and constructive moral reflection.



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Using path-breaking discoveries of cognitive science, Mark Johnson argues that humans are fundamentally imaginative moral animals, challenging the view that morality is simply a system of universal laws dictated by reason. According to the Western moral tradition, we make ethical decisions by applying universal laws to concrete situations. Johnson shows how research in cognitive science undermines this view and reveals that imagination has an essential role in ethical deliberation. Expanding his innovative studies of human reason in Metaphors We Live By and The Body in the Mind, Johnson provides the tools for more practical, realistic, and constructive moral reflection.
Dimensions (Overall): 9.04 Inches (H) x 5.95 Inches (W) x .72 Inches (D)
Weight: .91 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 302
Genre: Philosophy
Sub-Genre: Ethics & Moral Philosophy
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Format: Paperback
Author: Mark Johnson
Language: English
Street Date: November 1, 1994
TCIN: 1012210738
UPC: 9780226401690
Item Number (DPCI): 247-01-8255
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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