The Moral Powers

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A Study of Human Nature

By P. M. S. Hacker

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The Moral Powers by P. M. S. Hacker delves into the essence of moral understanding, exploring the nature of ethical judgements and moral reasoning. It examines how our moral concepts influence actions and decisions, integrating insights from philosophy and psychology. The book offers a thought-provoking analysis of human behaviour and the formation of values.
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You might enjoy this book if you're fascinated by the philosophical analysis of human moral capacities and the interplay between philosophy and psychology. It delves into the nature of moral reasoning, the role of emotions, and the development of ethical concepts, offering a thought-provoking exploration for those interested in understanding the foundations of human moral behaviour.

The Moral Powers

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A milestone in the study of value in human life and thought, written by one of the world’s preeminent living philosophers.

The Moral Powers: A Study of Human Nature is a philosophical investigation of the moral potentialities and sensibilities of human beings, of the meaning of human life, and of the place of death in life. It is an essay in philosophical anthropology: the study of the conceptual framework in terms of which we think about, speak about, and investigate homo sapiens as a social and cultural animal. This volume examines the diversity of values in human life and the place of moral value within the varieties of values. Its subject is the nature of good and evil and our propensity to virtue and vice.

Acting as the culmination of five decades of reflection on the philosophy of mind, epistemology, ethics, and human nature, this volume:

Concludes Hacker’s acclaimed Human Nature tetralogy: Human Nature: The Categorial Framework, The Intellectual Powers: A Study of Human Nature, and The Passions: A Study of Human Nature
Discusses traditional ideas about ethical value and addresses misconceptions held by philosophers, psychologists, and cognitive neuroscientists

The Moral Powers: A Study of Human Nature is required reading for philosophers of mind, ethicists, psychologists, cognitive neuroscientists, and any general reader wanting to understand the nature of value and the place of ethics in human lives.

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ISBN: 9781119657774

Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 25 March 2021

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Wiley-Blackwell

Audience: Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 28.0mm

Width: 147.0mm

Height: 224.0mm

Weight: 658g

Pages: 464

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About the Author

P.M.S. Hacker is the leading authority on the philosophy of Wittgenstein. He has also written extensively on philosophy of neuroscience and philosophy of language. He is Emeritus Research Fellow at St John’s College, Oxford and holds an Honorary Professorship at University College London’s Institute of Neurology. He has held both British Academy and Leverhulme Senior Research Fellowships and visiting chairs in North America. He is author of more than twenty books and over 160 papers, including the preceding three volumes in the Human Nature tetralogy: Human Nature (2007), The Intellectual Powers (2013), and The Passions (2018).

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