De-moralization as emancipation: Liberty, progress, and the evolution of invalid moral norms
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Buchanan, A; Powell, R
Published in: Social Philosophy and Policy
January 1, 2017
Liberal thinkers of the Enlightenment understood that surplus moral constraints, imposed by invalid moral norms, are a serious limitation on liberty. They also recognized that overcoming surplus moral constraints - what we call proper demoralization - is an important dimension of moral progress. Contemporary philosophical theorists of liberty have largely neglected the threat that surplus moral constraints pose to liberty and the importance of proper de-moralization for human emancipation. This essay examines the phenomena of surplus moral constraints and proper de-moralization, utilizing insights from biological and cultural evolutionary thinking.
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Social Philosophy and Policy
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1471-6437
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0265-0525
Publication Date
January 1, 2017
Volume
34
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2
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108 / 135
Related Subject Headings
- 5003 Philosophy
- 4408 Political science
- 4407 Policy and administration
- 2203 Philosophy
- 1605 Policy and Administration
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Buchanan, A., & Powell, R. (2017). De-moralization as emancipation: Liberty, progress, and the evolution of invalid moral norms. Social Philosophy and Policy, 34(2), 108–135. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0265052517000231
Buchanan, A., and R. Powell. “De-moralization as emancipation: Liberty, progress, and the evolution of invalid moral norms.” Social Philosophy and Policy 34, no. 2 (January 1, 2017): 108–35. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0265052517000231.
Buchanan A, Powell R. De-moralization as emancipation: Liberty, progress, and the evolution of invalid moral norms. Social Philosophy and Policy. 2017 Jan 1;34(2):108–35.
Buchanan, A., and R. Powell. “De-moralization as emancipation: Liberty, progress, and the evolution of invalid moral norms.” Social Philosophy and Policy, vol. 34, no. 2, Jan. 2017, pp. 108–35. Scopus, doi:10.1017/S0265052517000231.
Buchanan A, Powell R. De-moralization as emancipation: Liberty, progress, and the evolution of invalid moral norms. Social Philosophy and Policy. 2017 Jan 1;34(2):108–135.
Published In
Social Philosophy and Policy
DOI
EISSN
1471-6437
ISSN
0265-0525
Publication Date
January 1, 2017
Volume
34
Issue
2
Start / End Page
108 / 135
Related Subject Headings
- 5003 Philosophy
- 4408 Political science
- 4407 Policy and administration
- 2203 Philosophy
- 1605 Policy and Administration