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

• Autore: Williams Bernard <1929-2003>
• Pubblicazione: London : , : Routledge, , 2011; ©1985
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (297 pages)
• Disciplina: 170/.42
• Soggetto topico: Ethics
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: MooreA. W. <1956-> LearJonathan
• 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
• Titolo autorizzato: Ethics and the limits of philosophy
• ISBN: 9780203828281; 0203828283; 9781283103725; 1283103729; 9781136807251; 113680725X; 9786613103727
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910461498703321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Routledge classics.