How to Defend Humane Ideals: Substitutes for Objectivity

by James R. Flynn

Book Overview

One of the principal moral and psychological problems of our time is whether humane ideals can be defended. Loss of faith in the objectivity of ethics has encouraged a sense of hopelessness. The notion that no ideal is better than any other, that a humane commitment has no rational advantage over Nietzsche's contempt for ordinary people, has been accused of leaving our civilization without self-confidence or a purpose. James R. Flynn rejects attempts...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0803217951
• ISBN13: 9780803217959
• Release Date: May 2008
• Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"