摘要
This paper examines the moral theory presented by Castaneda in his 1974 book The Stucture o f Morality and illustrates its usefulness in dealing with some intercultural phenomena concerning women and children rights which globalization has brought to the fore.In particular,Castaneda’s crucial distinction between moral codes and the moral ideal is highlighted.Moreover,the role that freedom and happiness play in his framework is discussed and further elaborated by appealing to Berlin’s distinction between negative and positive freedom and current empirical studies on happiness.
基金
I wish to thank Benedetta Giovanola,Roberto Mosciatti,and an anonymous referee from Frontiers of Philosophy in China for their most useful comments.A forerunner of this paper,"Value Judgements and the Moral Ideal,"was presented at the International Philosophical Forum Values in a Changing World,organized by Beijing Normal University and the University of Macerata(Macerata,July 13-14,2017)and has appeared online in Philosophy International Journal(volume 2,issue 1).
