The contradictions of modern moral philosophy : ethics after Wittgenstein / / Paul Johnston

• Autore: Johnston Paul <1962, >
• Pubblicazione: London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 1999
• Edizione: 3rd ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (190 p.)
• Disciplina: 170/.9/04
• Soggetto topico: Ethics, Modern - 20th century; Philosophy
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 178) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Book 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
• Sommario/riassunto: The 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 Applied rigorously, these approaches suggest that we should reject ethics as a set of outdated and misguided claims.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
• Titolo autorizzato: The contradictions of modern moral philosophy
• ISBN: 1-134-61911-1; 1-134-61912-X; 1-138-00734-X; 1-280-10475-9; 0-203-27978-6; 0-203-16532-2
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910783973703321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Routledge studies in ethics and moral theory ; ; 1.