A World Without Values: Essays on John Mackie's Moral Error Theory (2010) (Philosophical Studies Series #114)
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- Synopsis
- What kind of properties are moral qualities, such as rightness, badness, etc? Some ethicists doubt that there are any such properties; they maintain that thinking that something is morally wrong (for example) is comparable to thinking that something is a unicorn or a ghost. These "moral error theorists" argue that the world simply does not contain the kind of properties or objects necessary to render our moral judgments true. This radical form of moral skepticism was championed by the philosopher John Mackie (1917-1981). This anthology is a collection of philosophical essays critically examining Mackie’s view.
- Copyright:
- 2010
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- ISBN-13:
- 9789048133390
- Related ISBNs:
- 9789048133383
- Publisher:
- Springer Netherlands
- Date of Addition:
- 10/19/19
- Copyrighted By:
- Springer Netherlands, Dordrecht
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Nonfiction, Law, Legal Issues and Ethics, Philosophy
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- This is a copyrighted book.
- Edited by:
- Richard Joyce
- Edited by:
- Simon Kirchin
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