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This is an impressive study of conscience as both a thought-provoking and indispensable moral concept. It brings scholarly weight and philosophical intelligence to bear on conscience as a somewhat neglected theme in moral philosophy ... Very thoughtful, philosophically provocative, and warmly recommended. -- William Desmond, Institute of Philosophy, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, David Cook Visiting Chair in Philosophy, Villanova University This very well-written and timely book focuses on a concept that is central to our day-to-day moral thinking: 'conscience'. Drawing on the work of thinkers such as Hegel, Ricoeur and Rawls, the author offers an original and carefully-reasoned account of the nature, history and functions of conscience ... The result is a work of deep scholarship, which forms the basis of a much-need applied philosophy and which has relevance across academic disciplines. -- Patrick Costello, Professor of Primary Education, Glyndwr University Wrexham, UK In this masterful work, Jason J. Howard argues that conscience is necessary for comprehending moral experience ... [his] text will become the point of departure for all future work on conscience. -- J.M. Fritzman, Associate Professor of Philosophy, Lewis and Clark College

This is a smart, timely, compelling book. Howard persuasively argues that the convoluted history of conscience is responsible for some of our thorniest moral puzzles: both theoretical puzzles (for instance about moral emotions) and extremely concrete puzzles about US constitutional law and universal health care. Both historically illuminating and genuinely relevant to contemporary ethical thought. -- Lydia Moland, Associate Professor of Philosophy, Colby College This is an impressive study of conscience as both a thought-provoking and indispensable moral concept. It brings scholarly weight and philosophical intelligence to bear on conscience as a somewhat neglected theme in moral philosophy ... Very thoughtful, philosophically provocative, and warmly recommended. -- William Desmond, Institute of Philosophy, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, David Cook Visiting Chair in Philosophy, Villanova University This very well-written and timely book focuses on a concept that is central to our day-to-day moral thinking: 'conscience'. Drawing on the work of thinkers such as Hegel, Ricoeur and Rawls, the author offers an original and carefully-reasoned account of the nature, history and functions of conscience ... The result is a work of deep scholarship, which forms the basis of a much-need applied philosophy and which has relevance across academic disciplines. -- Patrick Costello, former professor of Primary Education, Glyndwr University Wrexham, UK In this masterful work, Jason J. Howard argues that conscience is necessary for comprehending moral experience ... [his] text will become the point of departure for all future work on conscience. -- J.M. Fritzman, Associate Professor of Philosophy, Lewis and Clark College

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Jason J. Howard is an Associate Professor of Philosophy at Viterbo University, La Crosse, USA. He has published articles on Hegel, Kant, and Schelling, as well as in the areas of philosophy of emotion, moral education, aesthetics, and the philosophy of film.

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