Joseph Raz is one of the world's leading philosophers of law, and in his Seeley Lectures he reflects critically on one of the central tenets of ethical thought, the view that values are universal. He concludes that we should try to understand what is and what is not entailed by the universality of values, with such an understanding central to the future hopes of mankind, rather than abandoning the belief altogether. This is a concise humane account of some fundamental questions of social existence.
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'This engaging book explores the central issues surrounding value in an interesting and thought-provoking manner and is well worth reading.' Philosophical Writings
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Joseph Raz is one of the world's leading philosophers of law, and in his Seeley Lectures he reflects critically on one of the central tenets of ethical thought, the view that values are universal. He concludes that we should try to understand what is and what is not entailed by the universality of values, with such a proper understanding central to the future hopes of mankind, rather than abandoning the belief altogether. This is a concise, pithy and attractively humane account of some fundamental questions of social existence.
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This is a book I very much enjoyed reading. The style of Raz's earlier work strikes me as rather laborious, but this book is well written. Raz carefully explores questions related to the value of life, and does so with imagination and humanity. There are also responses to the ideas and views of other philosophers, such as T. Nagel and F. Kamm. Highly recommended.
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Having left the morally worst century of human history we may on occasion seek solace by reflecting on aspects of the recent past which can count as moral advances, as pointers to a more decent future for our species. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
longevity preference, evaluative explanations, preference for longevity, good simpliciter, reversal argument, evaluative properties, location preference, impersonal value, evaluative property, social dependence, respecting people, respect for the moral law Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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- Moral Reasons by Jonathan Dancy on page 43, and page 166
- Mortal Questions (Canto) by Thomas Nagel on page 89, and page 111
- Ethics in the Public Domain: Essays in the Morality of Law and Politics by Joseph Raz in Front Matter, and page 21
- The Dignity of Legislation (The Seeley Lectures) by Jeremy Waldron in Front Matter
- Anarchy, State, and Utopia by Robert Nozick on page 141
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- Reason and Value: Themes from the Moral Philosophy of Joseph Raz by R. Jay Wallace on 6 pages
- Reason and Value: Themes from the Moral Philosophy of Joseph Raz by R. Jay Wallace on 6 pages
- Autonomy and the Challenges to Liberalism: New Essays by John Christman on page 97, and Back Matter
- Chinese Law: A Language Perspective by Deborah Cao on page 89, and Back Matter
- Laws of Fear: Beyond the Precautionary Principle (The Seeley Lectures) by Cass R. Sunstein in Front Matter
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