{"product_id":"the-basis-of-morality","title":"El fundamento de la moral","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat if morality begins not with a command, but with the sight of another creature’s suffering?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn The Basis of Morality, Arthur Schopenhauer asks what truly makes an action good. He takes aim at Immanuel Kant’s account of duty, challenging the claim that a binding moral law can guide every rational being. For Schopenhauer, the question is not just what rules demand, but what actually moves us to act.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHis answer is compassion. From this response to another’s suffering, he builds an account of justice and loving-kindness. The argument moves from a sharp attack on abstract commands to a deeper question: why can we care about another being at all? Expect strong convictions and scorn for rival thinkers, rather than calm, even-handed debate.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat you'll discover\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eA challenge to duty\u003c\/strong\u003e – Follow Schopenhauer’s attack on Kant’s claim that moral duty binds every rational being.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWhat moves us\u003c\/strong\u003e – Explore his search for morality’s foundation in what people actually feel and do.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCompassion at the center\u003c\/strong\u003e – Consider why he believes another creature’s suffering can move us when commands cannot.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eJustice and loving-kindness\u003c\/strong\u003e – Trace how Schopenhauer draws these two cardinal virtues from a single source: compassion.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe question beneath compassion\u003c\/strong\u003e – Follow the argument into metaphysics as he asks why compassion is possible at all.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerfect for readers who want to know why people should be good and enjoy a sharp argument with a strong opinion.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOpen the first page now and test Schopenhauer’s answer against your own sense of what makes an action good.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Library of Alexandria Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59534616625500,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1027\/9442\/8764\/files\/01680_en_ebook-front_c26.jpg?v=1792174963","url":"https:\/\/libraryofalexandria.com\/es\/products\/el-fundamento-de-la-moral","provider":"The Library of Alexandria","version":"1.0","type":"link"}