Hume's Knave and Nonanthropocentric Virtues

被引:4
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作者
Haught, Paul [1 ]
机构
[1] Christian Bros Univ, Dept Relig & Philosophy, Memphis, TN 38104 USA
关键词
Hume; Virtue; Nonanthropocentrism; Environmental virtue ethics; Pluralism; Moral disagreement; Moral education; Humility; Wonder; Non-eudaimonistic end;
D O I
10.1007/s10806-009-9188-z
中图分类号
S [农业科学];
学科分类号
09 ;
摘要
This essay offers a critical assessment of environmental virtue ethics (EVE). Finding an environmental ethical analogy with Hume's critique of the sensible knave, I argue that EVE is limited in much the same way as morality is on the Humean view. Advocates of nonanthropocentrism will find it difficult to engage those whose virtues comport them to anthropocentrism. Nonetheless, EVE is able to ground confidence in nonanthropocentric virtues by explicating specific key virtues, thereby holding open the possibility of bridging the motivational gap between anthropocentrism and nonanthropocentrism.
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页码:129 / 143
页数:15
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