Courage, a Philosophical Investigation |
Contents
Popular Images of Courage | 31 |
Existing Accounts of Courage | 56 |
Courageous Act | 76 |
The Outer Edges | 97 |
Moral Deliberation and Conduct | 116 |
Deliberation in Particular | 133 |
Practical Reasoning | 158 |
Ethical Theory and Justification | 180 |
Courage as a Quality | 197 |
Notes | 223 |
Bibliography | 231 |
Common terms and phrases
According achieve act courageously acts of courage ad hominem agent altruistic analysis of courage argue argument Aristotle Aristotle's awarded basic believes bold bring called courageous Carnegie Hero Fund carry character circumstances commitment conception of courage conduct courage and cowardice courageous act courageous action courageous person dangerous or difficult defining courage definition of courage deliberation dialogue disposition emotion enemy ethical matrix ethical theory evaluation example excellence fear fearless fire geous goal Hence hero heroic Heyd ibid ideals individual intentions involved judgment justified MacIntyre matter means Medal of Honor moral courage moral relativism moral value moral worth motive Nicomachean Ethics normative notion objective obstacle one's outcome p₁ particular Perhaps philosophers practical inference practical reasoning precisely problem question rageous requirements of duty satisficing seems sense Serpico situation Socrates soldier sort suggest supererogatory acts truly courageous University of Auckland Victoria Cross virtue virtue ethics worth the risk worthwhile