Morality and ModernityThis monograph argues that the modern world calls into existence certain conceptions of morality, but destroys the grounds for taking them seriously. The author explores how the concept of modernity both requires morality and makes morality impossible. |
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THE POWER OF REASON | 26 |
VIRTUE REGAINED? | 45 |
LIBERALISM AND NIHILISM | 65 |
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