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Against theory : continental and analytic challenges in moral philosophy

I then turn to Lyotard's re-interpretation of Kant's conception of judgment to give an account of universal moral agency compatible with anti-theory premises. I argue that only by maintaining a sharp distinction between obligations and norms can we give an account of obligation to "the other" that is compatible with the incommensurability thesis. Ambiguities in Lyotard's position are clarified by an understanding of his appropriation of Levinas.

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  • "I then turn to Lyotard's re-interpretation of Kant's conception of judgment to give an account of universal moral agency compatible with anti-theory premises. I argue that only by maintaining a sharp distinction between obligations and norms can we give an account of obligation to "the other" that is compatible with the incommensurability thesis. Ambiguities in Lyotard's position are clarified by an understanding of his appropriation of Levinas."@en
  • "In this dissertation, I assess arguments against standard theoretical approaches to moral philosophy and consider alternatives suggested by neo-Aristotelian and postmodernist critics. Anti-theory arguments assert that (1) moral phenomena are too complex and context-sensitive to be represented by a system of hierarchically arranged principles, and (2) moral obligations are meaningful only in virtue of an agent' s participation in the institutions and relationships of a particular community. However this position fails to account for our intuitions regarding universal moral agency."@en
  • "I discuss attempts by MacIntyre, Nussbaum, and Rorty to develop a conception of moral understanding using the resources of literature and historical narrative that will resolve this problem of accounting for universal moral agency while accepting most of the premises of the anti-theory position. I argue, in each case, that a version of the incommensurability thesis threatens the coherence of such accounts. I develop, as an extension of the incommensurability thesis, the notion of a contrast judgment to explain why the pursuit of moral ideals often results in moral failure."@en

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