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Introducing Polethics. E-book. Formato EPUB Morten Sestoft   -  Bod - Books On Demand, 2026  - 

Political and moral philosophy traditionally go together under the general discipline of practical philosophy which both is meaningful and has served philosophers well throughout history. Ethics, too, has bound the two together, but misunderstandings occur when moral philosophy, morality and ethics are confused - or not, since ethics and morals often are used interchangeably. To distinguish these notions, the concept of polethics is therefore needed, in part because it can replace or supplement the general discipline of practical philosophy, but also because it incorporates the distinct ideas into one heading. The premise of this whole enterprise is both metaethical and practical; metaethical because the position is non-cognitivist, and practical because the three fundamental moral theories (deontology, consequentialism, and virtue ethics) all have their practical application in a polethical scheme.This essay investigates the philosophical and the political views on our peculiar and miraculous prosocial cooperative faculties. To sustain this miracle and make it long-lasting in tumultuous times like the present hyper-modernity where phenomena like alternative facts, deepfakes, and disinformation abound, we might need some proposals to narrow down the wide variety of beliefs that eventually polarize and divide to the point where cooperation and the closely connected necessary common view of the world collapses. Beliefs and world views in such fluid times are bound to differ, sometimes to be misunderstood or mistaken, thus diminishing personal opportunities of real choices - i.e. autonomous decision-making.To save democracy, we need a competent citizenry that understands why a strong state in a pluralistic society must provide and protect equal political and personal rights and liberties for all.DISCLAIMER: due to deep felt principles, this essay has not been neither written nor translated by using generative artificial intelligence, albeit some readers might have preferred that it was.

American Aversation. E-book. Formato EPUB Morten Sestoft   -  Bod - Books On Demand, 2024  - 

American Aversation denotes the polarized quagmire of contemp(t)orary political debate and conversation in the US. With examples from American history and current political life this essay seeks to understanding the causes of the situation through a so-called polethical inquiry. This is a philosophical attempt to comprehend the many aspects from a social-liberal point of view, an ideological stance that supposedly encompasses all sides of a problem from the political center, and therefore from a fairly neutral ground. The present essay investigates the legitimacy, the efficiency, and the justifiability of many of the beliefs in play in America today. The lamentable conclusion is that the choices of the people are not necessarily based on reason.DISCLAIMER: due to deep felt principles, this essay has not been neither written nor translated with the help of a generative artificial intelligence, albeit some readers might have preferred it had been.

...og Frederik talte. E-book. Formato EPUB Morten Sestoft   -  Books On Demand, 2020  - 

"Frederik ledte helt enkelt efter en livseliksir. Religionernes udødelige sjæle var en opgivet tanke; eftermælet var nok det nærmeste, man kunne komme udødeligheden, men det indebar, at man skulle dø først; genopstandelse og reinkarnation var illusoriske; tilbage var eliksiren, en enkelt kur mod de grundlæggende årsager til dårligdom. Det var den holistisk-fysikalistiske drøm!"Frederik Zempel vil revolutionere sygdomsbekæmpelse med et nyt epigenetisk præparat, men han bestemmer ikke selv hvordan. Mange interesser bejler til Frederiks lille nystartede firma, som på det nærmeste lover kunderne udødelighed. Kan han bevare kontrollen?Men Anetta drømmer også...