Why Ethics?: Signs of Responsibilities

by Robert Gibbs

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Robert Gibbs presents here an ambitious new theory of ethics. Drawing on a striking combination of intellectual traditions, including Jewish thought, continental philosophy, and American pragmatism, Gibbs argues that ethics is primarily concerned with responsibility and is not--as philosophers have often assumed--principally a matter of thinking about the right thing to do and acting in accordance with the abstract dictates of reason or will. More specifically, ethics is concerned with attending to others' questions and bearing responsibility for what they do. Gibbs builds this innovative case by exploring the implicit responsibilities in a broad range of human interactions, paying...Read more
  • ISBN10 0691009635
  • ISBN13 9780691009636
  • Publish Date 17 September 2000 (first published 28 August 2000)
  • Publish Status Active
  • Publish Country US
  • Imprint Princeton University Press