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Record Nr.

UNINA9910778633303321

Autore

Kupperman Joel

Titolo

Value-- and what follows [[electronic resource] /] / Joel J. Kupperman

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Oxford University Press, 1999

ISBN

0-19-773192-9

1-280-47148-4

0-19-535254-8

0-585-18075-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (177 p.)

Disciplina

121/.8

Soggetti

Values

Philosophy

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 161-166) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; ONE: Values; TWO: Emotions and Values; THREE: Are There Senses of Value?; FOUR: Knowledge of Values; FIVE: Real Values?; SIX: Promoting What Is Good, Avoiding What Is Bad; SEVEN: Morality; EIGHT: Moral Obligations to Do What Is Not for the Best; NINE: Do Perfectionism and Liberalism Conflict?; TEN: The Case for a Limited Perfectionism; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; X

Sommario/riassunto

How can we know what is worth seeking or avoiding in life? Is there anything to know? If so, is it in some sense personal? This work addresses these questions as it examines the epistemology of value.