Moral Realism as a Moral DoctrineIn this major new work, Matthew Kramer seeks to establish two main conclusions. On the one hand, moral requirements are strongly objective. On the other hand, the objectivity of ethics is itself an ethical matter that rests primarily on ethical considerations. Moral realism - the doctrine that morality is indeed objective - is a moral doctrine.
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Contents
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| 1 | |
Chapter 2 MindIndependence | 23 |
Chapter 3 Determinate Correctness | 86 |
Chapter 4 Uniform Applicability | 129 |
Chapter 5 Invariance | 152 |
Chapter 6 Transindividual Concurrence | 173 |
Chapter 7 Impartiality | 214 |
Chapter 8 Tr ut h Apt i t ude | 259 |
Chapter 9 Further Dimensions of Ethical Objectivity? | 289 |
Chapter 10 Supervenience as an Ethical Phenomenon | 304 |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Moral Realism as a Moral Doctrine New Directions in Ethics |
| Author | Matthew H. Kramer |
| Publisher | John Wiley & Sons, 2009 |
| ISBN | 1444310631, 9781444310634 |
| Length | 400 pages |
| Subjects | › › Philosophy / Ethics & Moral Philosophy Philosophy / General Social Science / Sociology / General |
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