{"product_id":"works-righteousness-anna-l-peterson-9780197532232","title":"Works Righteousness: Material Practice in Ethical Theory","description":"In \u003cem\u003eWorks Righteousness\u003c\/em\u003e, Anna L. Peterson examines the place of practice in contemporary ethical theory. Peterson argues that rather than assuming that pre-established moral ideas guide action, ethicists should acknowledge and explore the relationship between ideas, actions, and results. Both an analysis of alternative models in which practice plays a stronger role and an argument for taking practice more seriously in broad questions of ethics as well as in concrete case studies, \u003cem\u003eWorks Righteousness\u003c\/em\u003e contends that what we do generates and alters our values, just as often as expressed values motivate or guide the ways we act. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePeterson here challenges prevailing philosophical and religious theories that ideas are what truly matter, underlining the value of attention to people's concrete experiences and highlighting the relevance of theoretical insights to contemporary social issues such as climate change, euthanasia, and hate speech. Through examinations of pragmatism, Marxism, and religious pacifism, all of which significantly highlight a practice-focused approach, \u003cem\u003eWorks Righteousness \u003c\/em\u003eaddresses the way social structures condition moral ideas and actions, the dangers of thinking about moral problems as polarized dilemmas, and the complex mutual shaping of ideas and actions.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Anna L. Peterson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0197532233\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780197532232\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/20\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 264\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.15lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.40h x 6.30w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2021","brand":"Anna L. Peterson","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43986548097279,"sku":"9780197532232","price":95.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e9819bef-86f0-49b6-bf8a-f2d15152a630.jpg?v=1683283996","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/works-righteousness-anna-l-peterson-9780197532232","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}