M. Coeckelbergh 
Imagination and Principles 
An Essay on the Role of Imagination in Moral Reasoning

What does it mean to say that imagination plays a role in moral reasoning, and what are the theoretical and practical implications? Engaging with three traditions in moral theory and confronting them with three contexts of moral practice, this book comprehensively explores these questions and the relation between imagination and principles.

Table of Content

Introduction PART I: PRAGMATISM AND TECHNOLOGY (DELIBERATING ACTORS) Contemporary Pragmatism Limits Engineering and Medical Care Conclusion Part I PART II: MORAL SENTIMENT AND CULTURE (JUDGING SPECTATORS) Nussbaum Limits Mass Media and Digital Culture Conclusion Part II PART III_ ABSOLUTISM AND POLITICS (WORLD CITIZENS) Kant and Kantians Limits Cosmopolitanism Conclusion Part III Conclusion Bibliography

About the author

MARK COECKELBERGH Ph D, University of Birmingham, UK, lectures in philosophy of technology at the University of Twente, The Netherlands. He is the author of Liberation and Passion (2002) and The Metaphysics of Autonomy (2004) as well as numerous articles in the area of professional ethics and the ethics of technology.