Moral Strangers, Moral Acquaintance, and Moral Friends: Connectedness and Its Conditions

by Erich H. Loewy

The author deals with the problem of shaping a more than minimalistic ethic in a pluralistic world. He discusses the notions of various types of moral valuing and the idea of a homeostatic balance between the demands of individuals and the requirements of community. He also proposes an idea of an interplay between compassion and reason which can help address moral problems; and, lastly, he sketches the necessary conditions for a democratic approach...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0791431312
• ISBN13: 9780791431313
• Release Date: December 1996
• Publisher: State University of New York Press
• Length: 251 Pages
• Weight: 1.14 lbs.