The contradictions of modern moral philosophy
להגדלת הטקסט להקטנת הטקסט- ספר
The Contradictions of Modern Moral Philosophy is a highly original and radical critique of contemporary moral theory. Paul Johnston demonstrates that much recent moral philosophy is confused about the fundamental issue of whether there are correct moral judgements. He shows that the standard modern approaches to ethics cannot justify - or even make much sense of - traditional moral beliefs. Applied rigorously, these approaches suggest that we should reject ethics as a set of outdated and misguided claims. Rather than facing up to this conclusion, most recent moral philosophy consi
כותר |
The contradictions of modern moral philosophy : ethics after Wittgenstein / Paul Johnston. |
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מהדורה |
3rd ed. |
מוציא לאור |
London New York : Routledge |
שנה |
1999 |
הערות |
Description based upon print version of record. Includes bibliographical references (p. 178) and index. English |
הערת תוכן ותקציר |
Book Cover Title Contents Preface The contradictions of traditional ethics Believing in right and wrong Reason and moral argument Modesty, doubt and relativism Objectivity and the metaphysics of ethics Ethics and modern philosophy Postscript Notes Bibliography Index |
סדרה |
Routledge studies in ethics and moral theory 1 |
היקף החומר |
1 online resource (190 p.) |
שפה |
אנגלית |
מספר מערכת |
997010708120305171 |
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