A01=Alan H. Goldman
Author_Alan H. Goldman
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coherence theory
coherentism
contemporary ethical theory analysis
emotivism
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ethical realism
ethical theories of Hobbes
ethics
existence moral knowledge
Generalization Constraint
Gettier Cases
Good Life
Hobbes
Hume
Kant
Kant's Test
Kant’s Test
legal analogy ethics
Meta-ethical Theories
metaethics
Moore's Open Question Argument
Moore’s Open Question Argument
Moral Beliefs
moral epistemology
Moral Frameworks
Moral Judgments
Moral Knowledge
Moral Properties
moral reasoning in science and law
Morally Relevant
Non-moral Facts
Non-moral Properties
Non-realist Account
Normal Perceivers
Objective Moral Properties
Occurrent Mental States
Paternalistic Interference
philosophical reasoning
Prudential Rationality
Rational Agents
Rational Evaluators
Real Moral Properties
realism
scientific comparison ethics
Secondary Qualities
Token Identity Theory
Product details
- ISBN 9780367462741
- Weight: 453g
- Dimensions: 156 x 234mm
- Publication Date: 31 Jul 2020
- Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Hardback
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Originally published in 1988, this book discusses if moral knowledge exists, and if so, if it is similar to other forms of knowledge. This book approaches the issues from both historical and contemporary perspectives and in order to determine whether there is a real property of rightness, looks to the ethical theories of Hobbes, Hume and Kant. This historical analysis leads to a systematic comparison of three theories of the nature of ethics: realism, emotivism and coherentism. The nature of coherence is explained using legal reasoning as a model. Moral reasoning is compared and contrasted with reasoning both in science and law, showing how ethics differs from science and empirical disciplines.
Kathryn Pyne Addelson held the Mary Huggins Gamble Chair in Philosophy at Smith College.
