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Record Nr.

UNINA9910461498703321

Autore

Williams Bernard <1929-2003>

Titolo

Ethics and the limits of philosophy / / Bernard Williams ; with a commentary on the text by A.W. Moore and a foreword by Jonathan Lear

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London : , : Routledge, , 2011

©1985

ISBN

9780203828281

0203828283

9781283103725

1283103729

9781136807251

113680725X

9786613103727

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (297 pages)

Collana

Routledge classics

Altri autori (Persone)

MooreA. W. <1956->

LearJonathan

Disciplina

170/.42

Soggetti

Ethics

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

First published by Fontana Press, 1985.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Bernard Williams: Ethics and the Limits of Philosophy; Copyright; Contents; Foreword To The Routledge Classics Edition; Preface; 1. Socrates' Question; 2.  The Archimedean Point; 3. Foundations: Well-Being; 4. Foundations: Practical Reason; 5. Styles of Ethical Theory; 6. Theory and Prejudice; 7. The Linguistic Turn; 8. Knowledge, Science, Convergence; 9. Relativism and Refl ection; 10. Morality, the Peculiar Institution; Postscript; Commentary on the Text by A. W. Moore; Notes; Index

Sommario/riassunto

With a new foreword by Jonathan Lear'Remarkably lively and enjoyable...It is a very rich book, containing excellent descriptions of a variety of moral theories, and innumerable and often witty observations on topics encountered on the way.' - Times Literary SupplementBernard



Williams was one of the greatest philosophers of his generation. Ethics and the Limits of Philosophy is not only widely acknowledged to be his most important book, but also hailed a contemporary classic of moral philosophy. Drawing on the ideas of the Greek philosophers, Williams reori