LEADER 03013oam 2200721I 450 001 9910783973703321 005 20230422044309.0 010 $a1-134-61911-1 010 $a1-134-61912-X 010 $a1-138-00734-X 010 $a1-280-10475-9 010 $a0-203-27978-6 010 $a0-203-16532-2 024 7 $a10.4324/9780203165324 035 $a(CKB)1000000000254482 035 $a(EBL)167601 035 $a(OCoLC)560068083 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000278223 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11209228 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000278223 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10241490 035 $a(PQKB)10285419 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000130058 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11134396 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000130058 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10080223 035 $a(PQKB)11265884 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC167601 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL167601 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10054197 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL10475 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000254482 100 $a20180331d1999 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe contradictions of modern moral philosophy $eethics after Wittgenstein /$fPaul Johnston 205 $a3rd ed. 210 1$aLondon ;$aNew York :$cRoutledge,$d1999. 215 $a1 online resource (190 p.) 225 1 $aRoutledge studies in ethics and moral theory ;$v1 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-415-65233-2 311 $a0-415-20848-3 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 178) and index. 327 $aBook Cover; Title; Contents; Preface; The contradictions of traditional ethics; Believing in right and wrong; Reason and moral argument; Modesty, doubt and relativism; Objectivity and the metaphysics of ethics; Ethics and modern philosophy; Postscript; Notes; Bibliography; Index 330 $aThe Contradictions of Modern Moral Philosophy is a highly original and radical critique of contemporary moral theory. Paul Johnston demonstrates that much recent moral philosophy is confused about the fundamental issue of whether there are correct moral judgements. He shows that the standard modern approaches to ethics cannot justify - or even make much sense of - traditional moral beliefs. Applied rigorously, these approaches suggest that we should reject ethics as a set of outdated and misguided claims. Rather than facing up to this conclusion, most recent moral philosophy consi 410 0$aRoutledge studies in ethics and moral theory ;$v1. 606 $aEthics, Modern$y20th century 606 $aPhilosophy 615 0$aEthics, Modern 615 0$aPhilosophy. 676 $a170/.9/04 700 $aJohnston$b Paul$f1962,$01467327 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910783973703321 996 $aThe contradictions of modern moral philosophy$93756185 997 $aUNINA