PRINCIPLES FOR A GENERIC ETHICS

This essay develops the concept of a "generic ethics" which engages with the Kantian conception of ethics developed between ends and means. This development takes place within a non-philosophical paradigm which brings science and philosophy together, attempting to move beyond the Kantian e...

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Published in:Angelaki : journal of theoretical humanities 2014-06, Vol.19 (2), p.13-23
Main Author: Laruelle, François
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Ethics
Kant
non-philosophy
Philosophy of science
Principles
technology
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Summary:This essay develops the concept of a "generic ethics" which engages with the Kantian conception of ethics developed between ends and means. This development takes place within a non-philosophical paradigm which brings science and philosophy together, attempting to move beyond the Kantian engagement with Newtonian physics to the contemporary quantum model. Ultimately the essay argues for a reconsideration of ethics such that the sufficiency of finality or ends is no longer taken as the standard of judgement and this leads to a reconsideration of the place of technology.
ISSN:0969-725X
1469-2899
DOI:10.1080/0969725X.2014.950849