Morals from Motives
“Morals from Motives” by Michael A. Slote, published by Oxford University Press in 2001, explores the relationship between morality and motives. This edition spans 216 pages and is presented in English. The book defends the idea that the morality of actions should be based on independently admirable motives, addressing common criticisms of this perspective.
Readers will find a discussion that emphasizes the importance of good people being more concerned with helping others than merely fulfilling their duties. The text also highlights the relevance of virtue ethics beyond its ancient origins, drawing on concepts from eighteenth-century moral sentimentalism and contemporary views on the morality of caring. This work contributes to the fields of philosophy and ethics, offering insights into moral philosophy and the nature of ethical behavior.
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“Morals from Motives defends its approach against criticisms that naturally occur to those skeptical of basing the morality of right and wrong action in independently admirable motives. It also argues that ideally, good people will in general be concerned about helping people rather than about (conscientiously) doing their duty. But the book’s largest positive aim is to show that virtue ethics isn’t limited to ancient prototypes and can especially benefit from ideas deriving from eighteenth-century moral sentimentalism and from recent thinking about the “feminine” morality of caring.”–BOOK JACKET.
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