Eudaimonism and the Ground of Normative Reasons
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 14760743 |
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| Authors | Kevin Jung (0000-0002-9841-5831, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 50 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 84-102 |
| Publication date | 2022-03-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Religious Ethics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0384-9694 • E-ISSN: 1467-9795 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/jore.12382 |
| OpenAlex | W4281679863 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 22 |
This essay develops an argument against eudaimonism in support of John Hare's earlier critique of eudaimonism. In contrast to Hare, who mounts a Kantian‐Scotist objection to what he calls a single‐source view of motivation in eudaimonism, my critique of eudaimonism focuses on the ground of normative reasons in eudaimonism while also taking a page from Scotus's ethics. I argue that the main issue with eudaimonism is with the ultimate end and manner of our willing, which fails to correspond to the right ordering of love based on the nature of goodness in the object
Argument (complex analysis · Common ground · Contrast (vision · Epistemology · Normative · Object (grammar · Sociology · Biblical Studies and Interpretation · Computer Science · Medieval and Classical Philosophy · Philosophy · Theology and Philosophy of Evil
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Good and Evil
The Oxford Handbook of Reasons and Normativity
Goodness and Utilitarianism
Duns Scotus on the Will and Morality
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Reasons and Persons
Excellence‐Prior Eudaimonism
The Merits of Eudaimonism
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Natural Goodness
Finite and Infinite Goods
Against Absolute Goodness
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