TY - JOUR
T1 - Moral knowledge
T2 - Real and grounded in place
AU - Preston, Christopher J.
PY - 2009/6
Y1 - 2009/6
N2 - Recent work in ethics and epistemology argues that physical surroundings have normative force. The ideas of 'grounding knowledge' and 'real ethics' provide an important way to understand sense of place. This paper uses this work to argue that there is a moral structure to material culture, and that the existence of this moral structure makes it necessary for us to pay attention to the epistemic import of the physical environments we create and live in. Since environments are thick with moral norms, it is incumbent upon us to figure out what kinds of environments are most conducive to our shared visions of the good life.
AB - Recent work in ethics and epistemology argues that physical surroundings have normative force. The ideas of 'grounding knowledge' and 'real ethics' provide an important way to understand sense of place. This paper uses this work to argue that there is a moral structure to material culture, and that the existence of this moral structure makes it necessary for us to pay attention to the epistemic import of the physical environments we create and live in. Since environments are thick with moral norms, it is incumbent upon us to figure out what kinds of environments are most conducive to our shared visions of the good life.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=74949114258&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/13668790902863390
DO - 10.1080/13668790902863390
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:74949114258
SN - 1366-879X
VL - 12
SP - 175
EP - 186
JO - Ethics, Place and Environment
JF - Ethics, Place and Environment
IS - 2
ER -