Duty to self

• Verfasst von: Schofield, Paul [VerfasserIn]
• Titel: Duty to self
• Titelzusatz: moral, political, and legal self-relation
• Verf.angabe: Paul Schofield
• Verlagsort: New York, NY
• Verlag: Oxford University Press
• Jahr: 2021
• Umfang: 1 online resource (240 pages).
• Gesamttitel/Reihe: Oxford scholarship online
• Fussnoten: Also issued in print: 2021. - Includes bibliographical references and index. - Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on December 17, 2020)
• ISBN: 978-0-19-094178-9
• DOI: doi:10.1093/oso/9780190941758.001.0001
• Datenträger: Online-Ressource
• Sprache: eng
• Bibliogr. Hinweis: Erscheint auch als : Druck-Ausgabe
• Bibliogr. Hinweis: Rezensiert in: Schmidt, Jochen: Duty to Self. Moral, Political, and Legal Self-Relation
• Sach-SW: Self ; Philosophy
• Sach-SW: Well-being ; Philosophy
• Sach-SW: Self-actualization (Psychology) ; Moral and ethical aspects
• K10plus-PPN: 1747883492
• K10plus-PPN:
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Abstract

That we owe duties to others is a commonplace, the subject of countless philosophical treatises and monographs. Morality is interpersonal and other-directed, many claim. But what of what we owe ourselves? Paul Schofield explores how the theory of duty to self impacts many areas of moral philosophy, including practical reasoning, moral psychology, and moral emotions. He also discusses many prominent topics in political philosophy through this lens, including distributive justice, coercion, law, legitimacy, and paternalism.

Abstract

"To say of someone that she has a duty to herself, or that she owes it to herself to do this or that, isn't likely to raise the eyebrow of the proverbial person on the street. These forms of words often find their way into everyday talk without bringing the proceedings to a pause for clarification. With these phrases, we frequently urge others to take care of themselves, or reassure ourselves about the propriety of "looking out for number one." Popular R&B and dance songs have titles like "Owe It to Yourself" and "I Owe it to Myself." The bookstore's self-help shelves display volumes such as You Owe It to Yourself: Effective Keys to a Happier Marriage and You Owe It to Yourself: Divorce and Relationships. A recent TED Talk tells us: "You owe it to yourself to experience a total solar eclipse." Columnists recommend to advice-seekers not simply that they discharge their duties to others, but that they also mind their duties to themselves. The language of self-directed duty, it seems, is not just familiar, but pervasive"--