The Ontological Foundation of Ethics, Politics, and Law [Paperback]

In this revised edition, Belfiore adds new concepts and discusses the views of additional thinkers. He gives an ontological foundation to ethics, politics, and law and shows how his thought can reinterpret the views of other philosophers regarding these topics.The revised edition of The Ontological Foundation of Ethics, Politics, and Law adds new concepts and discusses the views of additional thinkers. The author refers to his basic ontological conception of the human mind or spirit as an evolving, conscious, triadic entity composed of intellect, sensitivity, and power, each exerting a bidirectional (selfish and moral) activity. Through this approach, the notions of good, morality, society, and law are derived from the structure and functioning of the mind. It follows that the solutions presented are the results of a discovery and not the consequence of a choice. Otherwise stated, ethics, politics, and law are given an ontological foundation. For each topic considered, Belfiore shows how his thought can reinterpret the views of other philosophers. This new edition, enriched in concepts and quotations, appears as an innovative and highly stimulating contribution to the philosophical branches of ethics, politics, and law, and will be of interest to both graduate students and philosophy scholars.FiguresTablesPrefacePreface to the Revised EditionChapter 1Premise: The Basic Ontological Conception1.1A NEW ONTOLOGICAL CONCEPTION: THE MIND AND ITS COMPONENTS1.2SYNOPSIS OF THE MIND COMPONENTS, THEIR PRODUCTS, AND THEIR JUDGMENT CRITERIAChapter 2Private Ethics: Consciousness and Moral Thoughts, Feelings, and Acts2.1CONSCIOUSNESS: INWARD MIND ACTIVITY THAT PRODUCES MORAL EVENTS2.2JUDGMENT OF MORAL EVENTS (MORAL THOUGHTS, MORAL FEELINGS, AND MORAL ACTS)2.3SUPER-NORMAL AND ABNORMAL MORAL BEHAVIOR2.4HUMAN FREEDOM2.5THE PRIMACY OF ETHICSChapter 3Public Ethics and Political Philosophy3.1HUMAN ACTIONS AND MORAL ACTS: THEIR JUDGMENT BY THE VALUE CRITERION3.2POLITICAL lCf