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Zusatztext Sinnott-Armstrong's aim is to determine whether! how! and to what extent our moral beliefs can be justified. His discussion of these issues is remarkably clear! thorough! and solid... Given its philosophical rigor and insight and the import of the issues it deals with! I highly recommend this book not solely to those interested in moral epistemology but to anyone concerned with epistemology in general. Informationen zum Autor Walter Sinnott-Armstrong is Professor of Philosophy and Hardy Professor of Legal Studies, Dartmouth College. He is author of The Existence of God and editor of Pyrrhonian Skepticism. Klappentext All contentious moral issues--from gay marriage to abortion and affirmative action--raise difficult questions about the justification of moral beliefs. How can we be justified in holding on to our own moral beliefs while recognizing that other intelligent people feel quite differently and that many moral beliefs are distorted by self-interest and by corrupt cultures? Even when almost everyone agrees--e.g. that experimental surgery without consent is immoral--can we know that such beliefs are true? If so, how? These profound questions lead to fundamental issues about the nature of morality, language, metaphysics, justification, and knowledge. They also have tremendous practical importance in handling controversial moral questions in health care ethics, politics, law, and education. Sinnott-Armstrong here provides an extensive overview of these difficult subjects, looking at a wide variety of questions, including: Are any moral beliefs true? Are any justified? What is justified belief? Zusammenfassung Addresses almost all contentious moral issues - from gay marriage to abortion and affirmative action - which raise difficult questions about the justification of moral beliefs. The questions lead to fundamental issues about the nature of morality, language, metaphysics, justification, and knowledge.
