Beyond Morality Pb (Ethics And Action)

"Morality and religion have failed because they are based on duplicity and fantasy. We need something new..." With this startling statement, Richard Garner begins to define a system of behavior that will nurture our capabilities for love and language, for creation and cooperation. The satisfying personal and social strategy for living Garner proposes is "informed, compassionate amoralism." To do without morality, he argues, is to reject the idea that there are intrinsic values, objective duties, and natural rights. Leaving illusions behind us and learning to listen to others and to ourselves may be what we need to lead us out of the darkness. Garner builds his case on a survey of moral definitions and arguments from ancient Greece forward. "Beyond Morality" revisits the tenets of Christianity and Eastern religious, providing readers with a meaningful overview of the history of moral thought. Quotations illuminate and illustrate the text, adding to the value of "Beyond Morality" as a textbook for ethics courses. Richard Garner is Professor of Philosophy at The Ohio State University. 1. Moral Arguments And Morality. Conversations And Conventions. Moral Discussions. Moral Philosophy. The Burden Of Proof. Moral, Amoral, And Immoral -- 2. Doubts About Morality. Dogmatism. Universalism. Relativism. Skepticism. Non-cognitivism. The Function-of-language Argument. Anti-realism -- 3. Morality And Its Denial. A Literary Example And A Warning. Moralism Versus Amoralism. What Is The Difference Between Moralism And Amoralism? -- 4. History, Hallucinations, And Human Nature. Original Humans. Hobbes. Rousseau. Human Nature. Human History. Agriculture, Cities, And The Goddess. Murder In Mesopotamia. Law: Marduk And Hammurabi. Divine Messages. Explaining The Messages. Early Morality -- 5. Moralism And Amoralism In India. The Aryans. The Vedas. The Upanisads. Karma And Reincarnation. Heterodoxies. Carvaka. Jainism. Buddhism. Persuasive Definitions. Moralism And Indian Thought -- 6. Moralism And Amoralism In China. Confucianism. Moism. Daoism. Mencius. The School Of Names. The Yin-yang School. Legalism. Buddhism In China. Moralism And Chinese Thought -- 7. Moralism And Amoralism In Greece. Minoans And Mycenaeans. The Aryan Harvest. 'agathos' And Its Persuasive Definition. Hesiod. Government And War. The Philosophers. Socrates And Plato. Justice And The Republic. The Theory Of Forms. Aristotle. Moralism And Greek Thought -- 8. Gods And Religious Morality. The Enforcers. Some Unfamiliar Deities. Revelation And Divination. What To Believe? The Genetic Fallacy Fallacy. God-based Moralism -- 9. Experience And Reason: Secular Morality. Rationalist Attempts To Make A Secular Morality. Empiricist Attempts To Make A Secular Morality. David Hume. Richard Price And Thomas Reid. Immanuel Kant. Intuitionism. Making Moralism True By Definition -- 10. A Survey Of Moral Theories. Metaethics. Normative Ethics. Value. Obligation. Rights. Virtue -- 11. Amoralists, Critics, Pseudo-amoralists, And Backsliders. The Amoralist Need Not Be An Immoral, Heartless, Selfish Jerk Who Denies The Obvious. Some Responses To The Amoralist. Pseudo-amoralists And Backsliders. The Amoralist. What Is Wrong With Morality? -- 12. Desires And Emotions. What To Do About Desires And Emotions. One Extreme: Eliminate Desires And Emotions. The Other Extreme: Indulge Desires And Emotions. A Middle Way. Another Middle Way -- 13. Decisions, Control, And Harmony. Making Decisions. The Bicameral Brain Again. Socialization. Force And Control. The Way Of Harmony -- 14. Language, Truth, And Non-duplicity. Language. Truth. Non-duplicity -- 15. Applied Amoralism. Applied Ethics. The Alternative-applied Amoralism. The Questions. Richard Garner. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 385-396) And Index.