Teleological Structures in Human Life

This is the first collection of essays devoted to the thought of Anselm W. Müller. It brings to the attention of the English-speaking world an influential and highly regarded philosopher who has made important contributions to a wide range of philosophical debates.

Autorentext

Christian Kietzmann is Assistant Professor at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg. He has published on the philosophy of action, the nature or normativity, philosophical anthropology, and the philosophies of Aristotle and G.E.M. Anscombe. His book Handeln aus Gründen als praktisches Schliessen came out in 2019.

Inhalt

Introduction 1. Wittgenstein and Aristotle at Oxford 2. Anscombe on the Voluntary Character of Negligence 3. Practical Reasoning and Practical Truth 4. Conscience and Praxis 5. Having the Meaning of Life in View 6. Should Intro Ethics Make You a Better Person? 7. Ethical Naturalism and the Guise of the Good 8. On the Mystical Point of Virtue 9. Is Moral Education a Craft? Poiesis, Praxis, and Ethical Upbringing 10. Certainty and Possibility 11. Grounding and Support. Foundations, Coherence, and "Deep Disagreement" in Ludwig Wittgenstein Bibliography of A. W. Müller