ABSTRACT
In this book, Ellis argues that moral and political objectives are not independent of one other, and so must be pursued in tandem. Social humanism is a moral and political philosophy that does just this. As a political philosophy, it justifies the implementation and maintenance of many of the characteristic social policies of welfare states. As a moral philosophy, it provides the foundation required for most human rights legislation.
To this end, Ellis elaborates on the theory of social humanism and the need to reconsider the metaphysical foundations of morals. He develops the theory of social idealism as a meta-theory for both morals and social policy, exploring the global consequences of this new approach.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
chapter |11 pages
Introduction
part |46 pages
Part I Social Humanism
chapter |6 pages
Introduction to Social Humanism
chapter |18 pages
1 The Ideals of Social Humanism
chapter |20 pages
2 The Humanistic Theory of Social Equality
part |34 pages
Part II Causal Realism
chapter |1 pages
Introduction to Causal Realism
chapter |30 pages
3 The Metaphysics of Causal Realism
part |81 pages
Part III Social Idealism
chapter |6 pages
Introduction to Social Idealism
chapter |26 pages
4 The Social Theory of Morality
chapter |25 pages
5 Individualism
chapter |22 pages
6 Theory and Method
part |26 pages
Part IV Global Humanism