Knowing Moral Truth - A Theory of Metaethics and Moral Knowledge

This book is staunchly anti-skeptical. It develops a theory of moral realism-there are indeed objective moral truths-and a broadly commonsense theory of moral knowledge: although we are certainly liable to error, we nevertheless often possess moral knowledge.

List of contents

Chapter 1: The Epistemic Starting Point
Chapter 2: Truth and Moral Facts
Chapter 3: Moral Properties
Chapter 4: First-Order Moral Knowledge
Chapter 5: Our Epistemic Contact with Moral Truth
Chapter 6: Knowing Moral Reality

About the author

Christopher B. Kulp is associate professor of philosophy at Santa Clara University.

Summary

This book is staunchly anti-skeptical. It develops a theory of moral realism—there are indeed objective moral truths—and a broadly commonsense theory of moral knowledge: although we are certainly liable to error, we nevertheless often possess moral knowledge.

Product details

• Authors: Christopher B. Kulp
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.05.2020
• EAN: 9781498547048
• ISBN: 978-1-4985-4704-8
• No. of pages: 186
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works