From Principles to Practice: Normativity and Judgement in Ethics and Politics

by Onora O'Neill

Knowledge aims to fit the world, and action to change it. In this collection of essays, Onora O'Neill explores the relationship between these concepts and shows that principles are not enough for ethical thought or action: we also need to understand how practical judgement identifies ways of enacting them and of changing the way things are. Both ethical and technical judgement are supported, she contends, by bringing to bear multiple considerations,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 110711375X
• ISBN13: 9781107113756
• Release Date: November 2018
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 234 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 7.4" x 9.2"