Arguing About Metaethics

Zusatztext 'In recent years! metaethics has been one of the most exciting growth areas in philosophy. This volume contains the most comprehensive and up-to-date set of readings currently available! and will be valued by advanced undergraduates! postgraduates! and professionals with interests in recent and contemporary metaethics.' - Alex Miller! University of Birmingham! UK Informationen zum Autor Andrew Fisher, Simon Kirchin Klappentext A contemporary collection of readings in metaethics. This work contains introductions from the editors that contextualise each section. It discusses key questions in metaethics like: do moral properties exist?; and how they fit into the world as science conceives it? It is useful for the study of metaethics at undergraduate and postgraduate level. Zusammenfassung Arguing about Metaethics is a comprehensive contemporary collection of influential readings in metaethics today. Lucid introductions from the editors contextualise each section, making this the most up-to-date and useful anthology for the study of Metaethics at undergraduate and postgraduate level. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. The Open Question Argument 2. Error Theory and Moral Realism 3. Moral Realism after Moore: Naturalism 4. Moral Realism after Moore: Non-naturalism 5. Expressivism 6. Expressivism and the Frege-Geach Problem 8. Expressivism and Minimalism about Truth 9. Expressivism and Non-natural Moral Realism 10. Thick Concepts 11. Judgement and Motivation 12. Humean Theory of Motivation

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Andrew (University of Nottingham Fisher, Andrew Kirchin Fisher
• Con la collaborazione di: Andrew Fisher (Editore), Simon Kirchin (Editore), Kirchin Simon (Editore)
• Editore: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 10.07.2006
• EAN: 9780415380287
• ISBN: 978-0-415-38028-7
• Pagine: 640
• Serie: Arguing About Philosophy
• Categorie: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Filosofia > Tematiche generali, enciclopedie; PHILOSOPHY / Ethics & Moral Philosophy, Ethics & moral philosophy, Ethics and moral philosophy