Ethics: Inventing Right and WrongPenguin UK, 30 ago 1990 - 256 páginas An insight into moral skepticism of the 20th century. The author argues that our every-day moral codes are an 'error theory' based on the presumption of moral facts which, he persuasively argues, don't exist. His refutation of such facts is based on their metaphysical 'queerness' and the observation of cultural relativity. |
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... ideals 4 Subjective elements in universalization PART TWO: THE CONTENT OF ETHICS 5 The Object of Morality 1 Consequences of moral scepticism 2 A device for counteracting limited sympathies 3 The form of the device 4 Game theory analysis ...
... ideals 4 Subjective elements in universalization PART TWO: THE CONTENT OF ETHICS 5 The Object of Morality 1 Consequences of moral scepticism 2 A device for counteracting limited sympathies 3 The form of the device 4 Game theory analysis ...
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... ideals. Similarly, Kant believes that pure reason can by itself be practical, though he does not pretend to be able to explain how it can be so. Again, Sidgwick argues that if there is to be a science of ethics – and he assumes that ...
... ideals. Similarly, Kant believes that pure reason can by itself be practical, though he does not pretend to be able to explain how it can be so. Again, Sidgwick argues that if there is to be a science of ethics – and he assumes that ...
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