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Ethical Intuitionism (Hardcover, 2005 ed.): M. Huemer Ethical Intuitionism (Hardcover, 2005 ed.)
M. Huemer
R2,675 Discovery Miles 26 750 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

This book defends a form of ethical intuitionism, according to which (i) there are objective moral truths; (ii) we know some of these truths through a kind of immediate, intellectual awareness, or "intuition"; and (iii) our knowledge of moral truths gives us reasons for action independent of our desires. The author rebuts all the major objections to this theory and shows that the alternative theories about the nature of ethics all face grave difficulties.

Approaching Infinity (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2016): M. Huemer Approaching Infinity (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2016)
M. Huemer
R3,324 Discovery Miles 33 240 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Approaching Infinity addresses seventeen paradoxes of the infinite, most of which have no generally accepted solutions. The book addresses these paradoxes using a new theory of infinity, which entails that an infinite series is uncompletable when it requires something to possess an infinite intensive magnitude. Along the way, the author addresses the nature of numbers, sets, geometric points, and related matters. The book addresses the need for a theory of infinity, and reviews both old and new theories of infinity. It discussing the purposes of studying infinity and the troubles with traditional approaches to the problem, and concludes by offering a solution to some existing paradoxes.

Ethical Intuitionism (Paperback, First): M. Huemer Ethical Intuitionism (Paperback, First)
M. Huemer
R2,874 Discovery Miles 28 740 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

A defense of ethical intuitionism where (i) there are objective moral truths; (ii) we know these through an immediate, intellectual awareness, or "intuition"; and (iii) knowing them gives us reasons to act independent of our desires. The author rebuts the major objections to this theory and shows the difficulties in alternative theories of ethics.

Approaching Infinity (Paperback, 1st ed. 2016): M. Huemer Approaching Infinity (Paperback, 1st ed. 2016)
M. Huemer
R3,467 Discovery Miles 34 670 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

Approaching Infinity addresses seventeen paradoxes of the infinite, most of which have no generally accepted solutions. The book addresses these paradoxes using a new theory of infinity, which entails that an infinite series is uncompletable when it requires something to possess an infinite intensive magnitude. Along the way, the author addresses the nature of numbers, sets, geometric points, and related matters. The book addresses the need for a theory of infinity, and reviews both old and new theories of infinity. It discussing the purposes of studying infinity and the troubles with traditional approaches to the problem, and concludes by offering a solution to some existing paradoxes.

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