Irrealism in Ethics

Irrealism in Ethics presents a collection of six original essays contributed by prominent moral philosophers that address various forms of the philosophical position of ethical irrealism.
* Addresses various forms of the philosophical position of ethical irrealism
* Presents arguments both for and against the two major versions of ethical irrealism--the error theory and expressivism
* Offers innovative new arguments on topics relating to ethical irrealism
* Features original contributions from internationally prominent moral philosophers

List of contents

Notes on Contributors vii
 
1 Irrealism and the Genealogy of Morals 1
Richard Joyce
 
2 A Distinction Without a Difference? Good Advice for Moral Error Theorists 23
Hallvard Lillehammer
 
3 Ethics Without Errors 41
James Lenman
 
4 Faultless Moral Disagreement 61
Alison Hills
 
5 Revolutionary Expressivism 79
Sebastian Köhler and Michael Ridge
 
6 Do Normative Judgements Aim to Represent the World? 101
Bart Streumer
 
Index 121

About the author

Bart Streumer is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Groningen, the Netherlands. He is currently writing a book-length defence of an error theory about all normative judgments.

Summary

Irrealism in Ethics presents a collection of six original essays contributed by prominent moral philosophers that address various forms of the philosophical position of ethical irrealism.

Product details

• Authors: B Streumer, Bart Streumer
• Assisted by: Bar Streumer (Editor), Bart Streumer (Editor), Streumer Bart (Editor)
• Publisher: Wiley, John and Sons Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 23.05.2014
• EAN: 9781118837412
• ISBN: 978-1-118-83741-2
• No. of pages: 132
• Series: Ratio Special Issues; Ratio Special Issues
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works; Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general); Ethik, Philosophie, Sozialphilosophie, Ethics, Angewandte Ethik, Philosophy, Social Philosophy, Applied Ethics