Most thoughtful people worry at one time or another about whether
there can actually be such a thing as objective moral truth. They
might wonder, for example, whether the prevalence of moral
disagreement makes it reasonable to conclude that there aren't
really any moral facts at all. Or they might be bothered by
questions like these: What could objective moral facts possibly be
like? Isn't it obvious that morality is simply relative to
particular societies and particular times? If there were moral
facts, how could we ever come to know anything about them? Can
morality really have the motivating and rational force we normally
take it to have? How can one possibly find a place for objective
moral values in a scientific worldview? Some people are driven by
questions like these to the conclusion that we should embrace
skepticism about morality, denying the very existence of anything
worthy of the name. In Answering Moral Skepticism, Shelly Kagan
shows how those who accept the existence of objective moral truth
can provide plausible answers to these questions. Focusing
throughout on issues that trouble reflective individuals, Kagan
provides an accessible defense of the belief in objective morality
will be of interest to both students of metaethics as well as
anyone worried about the objectivity of their own moral judgements.
General
Imprint: |
Oxford UniversityPress
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
August 2023 |
Authors: |
Shelly Kagan
(Clark Professor of Philosophy)
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Dimensions: |
235 x 156mm (L x W) |
Format: |
Paperback
|
Pages: |
416 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-19-768898-4 |
Categories: |
Books >
Humanities >
Philosophy >
General
Books >
Philosophy >
General
|
LSN: |
0-19-768898-5 |
Barcode: |
9780197688984 |
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