Grief's Lesson in Moral Epistemology: A Phenomenological Investigation

This paper considers the thesis that grief holds special and significant moral knowledge. First, I argue that grief recognizes and responds to moral good. Second, I argue that grief holds special moral knowledge by contending that the goodness of the unique other and the unique love for the other ar...

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Published in:The Annual of the Society of Christian Ethics 1997-01, Vol.17, p.145-165
Main Author: Gubbins, James P.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Children
Emotion
Ethical epistemology
Evil
Grief
Handbooks
Moral knowledge
Moral psychology
MORAL-PSYCHOLOGICAL STUDIES
Morality
Uniqueness
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Summary:This paper considers the thesis that grief holds special and significant moral knowledge. First, I argue that grief recognizes and responds to moral good. Second, I argue that grief holds special moral knowledge by contending that the goodness of the unique other and the unique love for the other are made conspicuous and thus specially known in grief. Third, I argue that grief holds significant moral knowledge. The griever has significant moral knowledge of her radical bond with a unique other. Also, grief's moral knowledge has a significant impact on the character of the griever. Furthermore, grief's moral knowledge is significant for moral psychology by highlighting the relationship among uniqueness, radical interdependence, and human good.
ISSN:0732-4928
2372-9023
DOI:10.5840/asce19971711