| Why Be Moral?: The Egoistic Challenge Contributor(s): Van Ingen, John (Author) |
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ISBN: 0820423572 ISBN-13: 9780820423579 Publisher: Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publi OUR PRICE: $45.74 Product Type: Paperback Published: August 1994 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Philosophy | Ethics & Moral Philosophy - Psychology | Emotions |
| Dewey: 171.9 |
| LCCN: 93036873 |
| Lexile Measure: 1550 |
| Series: American University Studies |
| Physical Information: 192 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Simplistic accounts of egoism have encouraged incomplete and superficial answers to the question -Why should I be moral?- This work defends an interpretation of the question as a genuine and fundamental question of practical importance. Detailed description of the egoist's planning, language use and reason-giving provide a strongest-case analysis of the amoral egoistic option, in the spirit of Plato's account of the perfectly unjust man. The framework for an answer is offered which draws out key theoretical assumptions and practical consequences of an egoistic "system" whose potential adaptability has been consistently underestimated." |