A New, Objective, Pro-Objectivity Normative Theory

Frederick Farrand

doi:10.5771/9780761852872

Summary

A New, Objective, Pro-Objectivity Normative Theory tries to solve fundamental normative moral, social, political, educational, legal, etc. problems. It defends a uniquely evidence-based, objective theory. The theory argues it has one objective, primary end, and plural a-objective, secondary ends irrelevant to that end. The theory's basis permits great liberty as well as cultural, sexual, artistic, lifestyle, and much other diversity regarding secondary ends. The primary end is a general principle implying non-sexism, non-racism, types of happiness, freedom, education, sympathy, peace, democracy, altruism, flourishing, fairness, and much more. Emotions and various other subjective experiences are considered important. Part II discusses such specific practical applications at length. Part I mainly explains and defends the theory's foundation and general guidelines. One guideline prescribes applying the theory's rationally-critical approach to the theory, stressing that fallibilism and skepticism may be appropriate regarding some suggested specifics —- but that future research can increasingly avoid problems here.

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Copyright year: 2010
ISBN-Print: 978-0-7618-5286-5
ISBN-Online: 978-0-7618-5287-2
Publisher: Hamilton Books, Lanham
Language: English
Pages: 203
Product type: Book Titles

1. Table of Contents No access
2. Preface No access
3. Acknowledgements No access
4. Conventions No access
5. Introduction No access
1. Part I: Section 1: Arguing for an Objective Theory: Pro-Objectivity No access
2. Part I: Section 1.1: Coherence: More on Evidence for the Theory No access
3. Part I: Section 1.2: Some Further Arguments (Evidence) Regarding an Objective Normative End No access
4. Part I: Section 1.3: What, Normatively, does 'Be Pro-Objectivity' More Specifically Involve? Some Applicability Issues No access
5. Part I: Section 1.4: Important Conclusions so far: More Evidence No access
6. Part I: Section 2: More Preliminary Discussion of Practical Applications No access
7. Part I: Section 3: Structural form: A-Objectivity: More on Pro-Objectivity No access
8. Part I: Section 3.1: Concluding Remarks Here No access
9. Part I: Section 3.2: Pro-Objectivity's Structural form, Diagrammatically No access
10. Concluding Remarks Regarding Part I No access
1. Part II's Preliminary Remarks No access
1. Part II: Section 1.1: Pro-Objectivity Needs a Certain Type of Society and Sociable Individuals No access
2. Part II: Section 1.2: One Fundamental, General Duty/Right: Thence-Derived Specific Duties and Rights: Related Virtues and Flourishing No access
3. Part II: Section 1.3: Concerning Knowledge, Free Speech and Associated Issues No access
4. Part II: Section 1.4: Emotions and Pro-Objectivity No access
5. Part II: Section 1.5: More on Pro-Objectivity Society, Regarding A-Objectivity No access
6. Part II: Section 1.6: Pro-Objectivity Society—More on its Individuals, their Judgement and Psychology: Related Democracies and Freedoms No access
7. Part II: Section 1.7: Revision of Some Basic Points in Part II so far, Involving Part I's Big-Picture Structurally: Some Further Implications Of that Structure No access
8. Part II: Section 1.8: More on Unselfish, Caring, Non-Conflicting Pro-Objectivity Individuals, their Society, its Economy, Inclusivity and Egalitarianism: Some Hard Cases for them No access
1. Part II: Section 2.1: More Regarding Motivation/Emotion, and Feelings No access
2. Part II: Section 2.2: More on Virtues, including Regarding Animals No access
3. Part II: Section 2.3: More on Flourishing, Including via Education No access
4. Part II: Section 2.4: More on Sexual and Related Matters No access
5. Part II: Section 2.5: Revisiting Some Political and Legal Issues No access
Concluding Remarks No access Pages 172 - 174
Appendix A: Problems and Strategies Regarding Knowledge No access Pages 175 - 175
Appendix B: More on the Applicability of 'Be Pro-Objectivity' No access Pages 176 - 177
Appendix 1: More Concerning Coherence No access Pages 178 - 178
Appendix 2: Some Other Arguments for the Theory: Unavoidable Circularity No access Pages 179 - 183
Appendix 3: The 'Necessary Presupposition/Foundation' Argument No access Pages 184 - 186
Appendix 4: Only one Overall Coherent Mental System is Possible No access Pages 187 - 190
Appendix 5: The 'Is-Ought' and 'Why be Moral(Ly Correct)?' Issues No access Pages 191 - 195
Appendix 6: Emotion and Objectivity No access Pages 196 - 199
References and Bibliography No access Pages 200 - 200
Index No access Pages 201 - 202
About The Author No access Pages 203 - 203