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The absence of indifference
| Resumo: | This thesis addresses the concept of indifference and its moral implications – indifference to other people, indifference to ourselves and indifference to what is around us. The thesis begins with an argument that considers the connections between the philosophy of mind and the philosophy of action, attempting to lay bare, and therefore avoid, the pitfalls of reductionist tendencies. The argument is then expanded to the topic of political philosophy, showing the heritage of this reductionist thinking as a form of personal elimination present in some political theories. At this point, the argument turns to the assessment of the moral importance of reciprocity, analyzing such notions as to accuse someone, to confess before someone, to forgive someone and to help someone. |
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| Autores principais: | Arruda, Alberto Miguel Antunes |
| Assunto: | Indiferença (Filosofia) Filosofia do espírito Filosofia da acção Indivíduo e sociedade Teses de doutoramento - 2016 |
| Ano: | 2016 |
| País: | Portugal |
| Tipo de documento: | tese de doutoramento |
| Tipo de acesso: | acesso aberto |
| Instituição associada: | Universidade de Lisboa |
| Idioma: | inglês |
| Origem: | Repositório da Universidade de Lisboa |
| Resumo: | This thesis addresses the concept of indifference and its moral implications – indifference to other people, indifference to ourselves and indifference to what is around us. The thesis begins with an argument that considers the connections between the philosophy of mind and the philosophy of action, attempting to lay bare, and therefore avoid, the pitfalls of reductionist tendencies. The argument is then expanded to the topic of political philosophy, showing the heritage of this reductionist thinking as a form of personal elimination present in some political theories. At this point, the argument turns to the assessment of the moral importance of reciprocity, analyzing such notions as to accuse someone, to confess before someone, to forgive someone and to help someone. |
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