Epistemology and Methodology in Ethics

A brief, accessible introduction to some of the most important themes in contemporary work on ethical knowledge and ethical inquiry.

List of contents

1. Introduction; 2. Asymmetrical Skepticism about Ethics; 3. Epistemic Considerations in Metaethics; 4. The Epistemic Character of Ethics; 5. Methodology in Ethics beyond Epistemology; 6. Conclusions; Acknowledgements; Bibliography

Summary

Topics include skeptical challenges in ethics, epistemic arguments in metaethics, what (if anything) is epistemically distinctive of the ethical. Also considered are methodological questions in ethics, including questions about which ethical concepts we should investigate, and what our goals should be in ethical inquiry.

Product details

• Authors: Tristram McPherson, Tristram (Ohio State University) Mcpherson
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.05.2020
• EAN: 9781108713405
• ISBN: 978-1-108-71340-5
• No. of pages: 75
• Series: Elements in Ethics
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works; PHILOSOPHY / Ethics & Moral Philosophy, Ethics & moral philosophy, Ethics and moral philosophy, Philosophy: epistemology & theory of knowledge, Philosophy: epistemology and theory of knowledge