Stephen O'Kane

Ethics and Survival by Stephen O'Kane (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Book description

This book treats the challenge of general survival, which emerged in the middle of the 20th century, from the standpoint of applied philosophy. For the first time in human history there is a clearly recognisable danger, already obvious through the possibility of nuclear warfare, which can threaten the existence of all communities together. Accordingly, it takes up the theme developed over the past century of linking reason and emotions together, instead of assuming they are antagonists. Despite the complexity of our notion of reason (rationality in modern usage), it might be a protection if supported by a range of emotions from fear to empathy.

Owing to the problems of traditional just war theory, both in terms of the ambiguity of the concept of innocence underpinning between combatants and non-combatants and the general blurring of boundaries between civilian and military, practices of nonviolence may offer better prospects. The model of sport and games could be useful if that could be ramped up to a scale relevant for political affairs.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Stephen O'Kane
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. Juni 2025
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9798231373468
• Artikelnr.: 74417655

Autorenporträt

Since completing a Ph.D at LSE in 1979, Stephen has been writing on philosophy and political ideas, gradually shifting into ethics. This has led to publication of two books: Politics and Morality under Conflict (Pentland Press, 1994), and Ethics and Radical Freedom (Melrose Books. 2004). Stephen also maintains a website which incudes essays, comments, dialogues, and a blog (moralphilosophy.co.uk). He has kept earlier rough notebooks from the 1970s to 2000s.

Partly owing to health difficulties Stephen has had through his life, he remains free, single (not quite so young); his parents passed away in 1999 and 2021. He keeps a connection with local autism groups in Sussex and with Brighton University philosophy society. The new ebook has both developed from previous ideas about the interconnection between morality and politics and now takes that in a direction set by the challenge of survival, which is a universal even if nothing else meets that description.