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The Poverty of Ethics

Anat Matar

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Description:Why the left should reclaim ethics and morality for itselfThe Poverty of Ethics stands the usual moral–political dichotomy on its head. It argues that moral principles do not in fact underlie or inform political decisions. Rather, the conceptual primacy of political discourse rescues ethics from its poverty. Our ethical convictions receive their substance from historical narratives, political analyses, empirical facts, literary-educational models, political activity and personal experience. Yet morality, essentially, doesn’t leave room for relativity: not every ethos deserves to be titled “moral.” Hence, the book argues further, it is the left ethos, as it has evolved over years, which forms the basis for ethics: morality is left-wing! Clarifying and justifying this seemingly odd statement is the main purpose of this essay.Appealing to philosophical ideas on the essence of language, on meaning, on understanding and persuasion, this book scrutinises the system of concepts and attitudes informing our common view of the relationship between the moral and the political. It argues that the traditional conception of morality is far too narrow to form a basis for political thought and political action. Its carefully unfolded argument concludes that none of the current philosophical accounts of morality can be translated into terms of political will, much less into direct political action. Being too general and elastic, neither abstract moral principles, ethical-aesthetic sensibilities, nor the ethical demand emanating from an Other, can fulfill these tasks. Instead, the false primacy of the ethical over the political and the infinite flexibility of vacuous moral discourse are often mobilised to launder wrongs and delegitimise radical left politics. Gratification of the moral high ground becomes an implement of depoliticisation, and thus a powerful political instrument in the hands of those seeking to shore up the existing order.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Poverty of Ethics. To get started finding The Poverty of Ethics, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 288

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: Verso

Release: 2022

ISBN: 1839765925

Description: Why the left should reclaim ethics and morality for itselfThe Poverty of Ethics stands the usual moral–political dichotomy on its head. It argues that moral principles do not in fact underlie or inform political decisions. Rather, the conceptual primacy of political discourse rescues ethics from its poverty. Our ethical convictions receive their substance from historical narratives, political analyses, empirical facts, literary-educational models, political activity and personal experience. Yet morality, essentially, doesn’t leave room for relativity: not every ethos deserves to be titled “moral.” Hence, the book argues further, it is the left ethos, as it has evolved over years, which forms the basis for ethics: morality is left-wing! Clarifying and justifying this seemingly odd statement is the main purpose of this essay.Appealing to philosophical ideas on the essence of language, on meaning, on understanding and persuasion, this book scrutinises the system of concepts and attitudes informing our common view of the relationship between the moral and the political. It argues that the traditional conception of morality is far too narrow to form a basis for political thought and political action. Its carefully unfolded argument concludes that none of the current philosophical accounts of morality can be translated into terms of political will, much less into direct political action. Being too general and elastic, neither abstract moral principles, ethical-aesthetic sensibilities, nor the ethical demand emanating from an Other, can fulfill these tasks. Instead, the false primacy of the ethical over the political and the infinite flexibility of vacuous moral discourse are often mobilised to launder wrongs and delegitimise radical left politics. Gratification of the moral high ground becomes an implement of depoliticisation, and thus a powerful political instrument in the hands of those seeking to shore up the existing order.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Poverty of Ethics. To get started finding The Poverty of Ethics, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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