Seeing problems, seeing solutions. Abduction and diagrammatic reasoning in a theory of scientific discovery
| Title: | Seeing problems, seeing solutions. Abduction and diagrammatic reasoning in a theory of scientific discovery |
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| Format: | Working Paper |
| Publication Date: | 2006 |
| Description: | for homepage Atlanta: Beyond Kantianism and Utilitarism: Limits and possibilities of an ethical conception which focuses on forming one's character and life The article argues – continuing recent considerations formulated by Greg Pence and Jürgen Habermas – for the need of an ethical conception "beyond Kantianism and utilitarism" which focuses on "forming one's character and life" as a basis for justifying decisions and actions, and it discusses the "limits and possibilities" of this conception. The argumentation begins by discussing some weaknesses of the traditional approaches: They are unable to give clear answers to pressing questions as raised, for instance, by bio-medical methods like Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis (PGD) and they are too abstract and rather distant from the concrete life, character, and experience of human beings. The limitations of this new approach are discussed by contrasting Christine Korsgaard's considerations concerning "practical identity" as a "source of normativity" with the problem of relativism. A solution is offered by a "genetic perspective," following Jonathan Bennett. |
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