Moral Knowledge (Routledge Library Editions: Ethics) - Softcover

Goldman, Alan H.

 
9780367462819: Moral Knowledge (Routledge Library Editions: Ethics)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0367462818 ISBN 13: 9780367462819
Publisher: Routledge, 2022

Synopsis

Originally published in 1988, this book discusses if moral knowledge exists, and if so, if it is similar to other forms of knowledge. This book approaches the issues from both historical and contemporary perspectives and in order to determine whether there is a real property of rightness, looks to the ethical theories of Hobbes, Hume and Kant. This historical analysis leads to a systematic comparison of three theories of the nature of ethics: realism, emotivism and coherentism. The nature of coherence is explained using legal reasoning as a model. Moral reasoning is compared and contrasted with reasoning both in science and law, showing how ethics differs from science and empirical disciplines.

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About the Author

Kathryn Pyne Addelson held the Mary Huggins Gamble Chair in Philosophy at Smith College.

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Publisher
Routledge
Publication date
2022
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0367462818
ISBN 13 
9780367462819
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
1
Number of pages
236

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