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Medientyp:
E-Artikel
Titel:
Doing Ethics or Changing for the Better? : On Pragmatism, Ethics, and Moral Pragmatics
:
On Pragmatism, Ethics, and Moral Pragmatics
Beteiligte:
Cojocaru, Mara‐Daria
Erschienen:
Wiley, 2020
Erschienen in:
Metaphilosophy, 51 (2020) 1, Seite 32-50
Sprache:
Englisch
DOI:
10.1111/meta.12403
ISSN:
0026-1068;
1467-9973
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AbstractIn this paper, classical pragmatism is used as a method, not as a substantial ethical theory, to develop “moral pragmatics.” Moral pragmatics offers a constructive approach for making progress where traditional ethical theories converge, and it innovates ethical deliberation. Assuming widespread agreement that real moral problems need practical solutions, the paper addresses two related problems: the missing link between ethical theories and moral practice, and the question of who is in charge of finding such solutions. It argues that “conscience” can create a link between ethical knowledge and moral practice, and that this partly discharges “the ethicist” from the task of solving problems that are not really, or not only, hers. Two specific methodological innovations are suggested that go beyond admonitions to render ethics sensitive to context. Instead, a reevaluation of “casuistry” and a sensitivity for “finding the right words” give an idea of how to achieve this goal.