Beyond Moral Fundamentalism: Toward a Pragmatic Pluralism

by Steven Fesmire

While complex global problems cry out for solutions devised with moral sensitivity and responsibility, a more common mentality tends to prevail, one that assumes those going the right way ("us") are endangered by others ("them") going the wrong way. Philosopher Steven Fesmire calls this approach "moral fundamentalism," the idea that only we have access to the right diagnosis and prescription to our problems. Moral fundamentalism causes us to oversimplify,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 019776388X
• ISBN13: 9780197763889
• Release Date: August 2024
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.91 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.8" x 8.3"