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Etika, život, instituce
Author: Jan Sokol
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Etika, život, instituce connects moral questions with the workings of society. Jan Sokol examines freedom, responsibility, and the origins of morality through practical philosophy concerned with life in a pluralistic world.
Etika, život, instituce, subtitled Pokus o praktickou filosofii, is Jan Sokol’s philosophical work based on lectures at Charles University. He explores how to think about morality, freedom, responsibility, and social institutions in a modern pluralistic world. One starting question is whether morality is merely a social convention or grows from fundamental features of human life. The book develops and substantially revises aspects of his earlier Etika a život.
Book information
- Author
- PhD Jan Sokol, Jan Sokol
- Publisher
- Albatros Media a.s.
- Imprint
- Vyšehrad
- Formát
- E-book
- Language
- Czech
- Genre
- filozofia, etika, praktická filozofia
- ISBN
- 978-80-742-9223-1
- Publication date
- 1. January 2014
- Pages
- 264
- E-book formats
- EPUB (ISBN 978-80-742-9458-7) · PDF (ISBN 978-80-742-9457-0) · MOBI (ISBN 978-80-742-9458-7)
What is Etika, život, instituce about?
Jan Sokol approaches ethics as practical philosophy that helps us think about human action and responsibility. He begins with human life as dependent on culture, society, and the work of earlier generations. Responsibility for inherited cultural and social resources is central to his reflections. Modern people act not only privately but also through roles in organizations and institutions, raising questions of shared responsibility, loyalty, power, and the morality of institutional action. The book also considers freedom, decision-making, justice, relativism, and the relationship between individuals and society. Sokol asks what can give society shared meaning and hope when a common religious foundation can no longer be assumed. Developed from university lectures, the book addresses students, teachers of ethics, and a wider audience interested in ethics and modern society.
Themes and motifs
Ethics and morality
The book examines the origins, significance, and practical consequences of morality in human life.
Freedom and responsibility
The author analyzes the relationship between the capacity to act, decisions, and responsibility for their consequences.
Institutions and society
Human action within organizations and the distribution of responsibility in modern institutions are major subjects.
Cultural inheritance
The author argues that people inherit values and social structures and bear some responsibility for their continued use and development.
Meaning and shared hope
He asks what can provide a pluralistic society with shared meaning without a common religious foundation.
Who is this book for?
For philosophy and social-science students, ethics teachers, and readers interested in ethics, freedom, responsibility, and modern social institutions.
Book context
Published by Vyšehrad in 2014, the book grew from lectures at Charles University and revises many aspects of Sokol’s earlier Etika a život. It later appeared in English as Ethics, Life and Institutions: An Attempt at Practical Philosophy.
Otázky o knihe
What is Etika, život, instituce about?
Jan Sokol explores ethics as practical philosophy, discussing morality, freedom, decisions, responsibility, justice, and the workings of social institutions.
Who wrote Etika, život, instituce?
Czech philosopher Jan Sokol.
What is the book’s subtitle?
Pokus o praktickou filosofii.
How does it relate to Etika a život?
The official publisher’s description says it reworks many aspects of Sokol’s earlier Etika a život.
Who is the book for?
The publisher particularly identifies students, ethics teachers, and people thinking about the future of modern society.
How many pages does this e-book have?
SOURCE_FACT lists 264 pages.
Which e-book formats are available?
The supplier lists EPUB, PDF, and MOBI.
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