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Book 12 of 16: Routledge Library Editions: Ethics

Smart, J. J. C.

 
9780367508562: Ethics, Persuasion and Truth (Routledge Library Editions: Ethics)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0367508567 ISBN 13: 9780367508562
Publisher: Routledge, 2022

Synopsis

Originally published in 1984, deals with meta-ethics – that is the semantics and pragmatics of ethical language. This book eschews the notions of meaning and analyticity on which meta-ethics normally depends. It discusses questions of free will and responsibility and the relations between ethics on the one hand and science and metaphysics on the other. The author regards ethics as concerned with deciding what to do and with persuading others – not with exploring a supposed realm of ethical fact.

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About the Author

J. J. C. Smart was Professor of Philosophy at the Research School of Social Sciences at the Australian National University

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Publisher
Routledge
Publication date
2022
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0367508567
ISBN 13 
9780367508562
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
1
Number of pages
170