Harry Frankfurt's metaphysics of care: Towards an ethics without reason
| Autor: | Marlène Jouan |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Centre universitaire de recherches sur l'action publique et le politique. Epistémologie et Sciences sociales - UMR CNRS 7319 (CURAPP-ESS), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université de Picardie Jules Verne (UPJV) |
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2008 |
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Sociology and Political Science
Foundationalism media_common.quotation_subject Interpretation (philosophy) Philosophy 05 social sciences Subject (philosophy) [SHS.PHIL]Humanities and Social Sciences/Philosophy Metaphysics Rationality 06 humanities and the arts 16. Peace & justice 0603 philosophy ethics and religion Morality 0506 political science Epistemology 060302 philosophy 050602 political science & public administration Moral relativism Contingency media_common |
| Zdroj: | Philosophy and Social Criticism Philosophy and Social Criticism, SAGE Publications, 2008, 34 (7), pp.759-797. ⟨10.1177/0191453708093085⟩ |
| ISSN: | 0191-4537 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/0191453708093085⟩ |
| Popis: | International audience; Harry Frankfurt's conception of care and love has largely been considered a seductive theory of personality, but an untenable and irresponsible theory of moral normativity. Contrary to that interpretation, this article aims at showing that it is possible to remain faithful to Frankfurt's metaphysical premises while not falling into some moral relativism. First, by comparing Frankfurt's and Heidegger's conceptions of care, I show that Frankfurt's subordination of ethics to carology apparently commits him to a neutral foundationalism. In the next step, I argue that his calling into question of the relation between rationality and morality does indeed subject moral normativity to some subjective and contingent limits. And finally, I show that the objections raised against such a conclusion can be answered by shifting Frankfurt's frontier between contingency and necessity and by exploiting his concept of wholeheartedness. |
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