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Biography. Wallace was born in Troy, New York, on May 21, 1937. [1] He wrote several books on morality and ethics that draw on the American philosophical tradition of pragmatism, in particular the ethical theory of John Dewey. [3] His works include Norms and Practices (2008), [4] Ethical Norms, Particular Cases (1996), [5] Moral Relevance and ...
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David Foster Wallace (February 21, 1962 – September 12, 2008) was an American novelist, short story writer, essayist, and university professor of English and creative writing. Wallace's 1996 novel Infinite Jest was cited by Time magazine as one of the 100 best English-language novels from 1923 to 2005. [ 1] His posthumous novel, The Pale King ...
Mar 15, 2011 · In Norms and Practices, James D. Wallace shows that norms of all kinds, including ethical norms, are intensely social constructs learned through constant interaction with others. Wallace suggests that ethical norms have long been misunderstood as practice-independent prescriptions for behavior; he regards them instead as items of practical knowledge that are constituents of practices.
Such lessons from collective or individual experience often carry more weight than do pronouncements from an external source. Wallace shows that practices and norms, including ethical norms within such spheres as biomedical research, family life, and politics, continually change as practitioners face novel problems.
- James D. Wallace
- Cornell University Press, 2009
- 0801447194, 9780801447198
- Norms and Practices
James D. Wallace - 2020 - In Kenneth Westphal (ed.), Pragmatism, Reason, and Norms: A Realistic Assessment. Fordham University Press. pp. 243-264. No categories. $38.46 used $41.00 new (collection) View on Amazon.com. Direct download Export citation Bookmark 1 citation.
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Jun 30, 2019 · James D. Wallace maintains that a successful ethical theory should be able to answer these important questions. Nevertheless, he argues, the leading contemporary moral theories do not satisfactorily address them.In this book, Wallace criticizes the standard philosophical accounts of how we should resolve problems of moral relevance and moral conflict.
