Moral Relativism And Reasons For Action
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| Author | : Robert Streiffer |
| Publisher | : Routledge |
| Total Pages | : 162 |
| Release | : 2020-07-20 |
| Genre | : Philosophy |
| ISBN | : 1000080250 |
Originally published in 2003, this book examines moral relativism and the author discusses the main arguments for Appraiser Relativism and Agent Relativism. The final chapter of the book discusses the implication of some recent developments in metaethics and develops a theory of reasons for action based on the way in which an action can be good as an alternative to the desire-based, agent-centred account critiqued in the earlier chapters.
| Author | : J. David Velleman |
| Publisher | : Open Book Publishers |
| Total Pages | : 158 |
| Release | : 2015-11-23 |
| Genre | : Philosophy |
| ISBN | : 1783740329 |
In this new edition of Foundations for Moral Relativism a distinguished moral philosopher tames a bugbear of current debate about cultural difference. J. David Velleman shows that different communities can indeed be subject to incompatible moralities, because their local mores are rationally binding. At the same time, he explains why the mores of different communities, even when incompatible, are still variations on the same moral themes. The book thus maps out a universe of many moral worlds without, as Velleman puts it, "moral black holes”. The six self-standing chapters discuss such diverse topics as online avatars and virtual worlds, lying in Russian and truth-telling in Quechua, the pleasure of solitude and the fear of absurdity. Accessibly written, this book presupposes no prior training in philosophy.
| Author | : Paul K. Moser |
| Publisher | : Oxford University Press, USA |
| Total Pages | : 337 |
| Release | : 2001 |
| Genre | : Philosophy |
| ISBN | : 9780195131307 |
This volume is devoted solely to the topic of moral relativism. The 19 contemporary selections are nontechnical and fall under five main headings which include general issues of moral relativism, moral diversity, the coherence of moral relativism, and relativism, realism, and rationality.
| Author | : David B Wong |
| Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
| Total Pages | : 312 |
| Release | : 2009-03-03 |
| Genre | : Philosophy |
| ISBN | : 0199724849 |
In this book, David B. Wong defends an ambitious and important new version of moral relativism. He does not espouse the type of relativism that says anything goes, but he does start with a relativist stance against alternative theories such that there need not be only one universal truth. Wong proposes that there can be a plurality of true moralities existing across different traditions and cultures, all with one core human question as to how we can all live together.
| Author | : Peter Kreeft |
| Publisher | : Ignatius Press |
| Total Pages | : 188 |
| Release | : 1999 |
| Genre | : Religion |
| ISBN | : 0898707315 |
No issue is more fateful for civilization than moral relativism. History knows not one example of a successful society which repudiated moral absolutes. Yet most attacks on relativism have been either pragmatic (looking at its social consequences) or exhorting (preaching rather than proving), and philosophers' arguments against it have been specialized, technical, and scholarly. In his typical unique writing style, Peter Kreeft lets an attractive, honest, and funny relativist interview a "Muslim fundamentalist" absolutist so as not to stack the dice personally for absolutism. In an engaging series of personal interviews, every conceivable argument the "sassy Black feminist" reporter Libby gives against absolutism is simply and clearly refuted, and none of the many arguments for moral absolutism is refuted.
| Author | : Steven Lukes |
| Publisher | : Profile Books |
| Total Pages | : 188 |
| Release | : 2011-05-26 |
| Genre | : Philosophy |
| ISBN | : 1847653200 |
Do we as humans have no shared standards by which we can understand each other? Do we truly have divergent views about what constitutes good and evil, harm and welfare, dignity and humiliation, or is there some underlying commonality that wins out? These questions show up everywhere, from the debate over female circumcision to the UN Declaration of Human Rights. They become ever more pressing in an age of mass immigration, religious extremism and the rise of identity politics. So by what right do we judge particular practices as barbaric? Who are the real barbarians? This provocative book takes an enlightening look at what we believe, why we believe it and whether there really is an irreparable moral discord between 'us' and 'them'.
| Author | : Jack W. Meiland |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 280 |
| Release | : 1982 |
| Genre | : Philosophy |
| ISBN | : |
| Author | : Martin Kusch |
| Publisher | : Routledge |
| Total Pages | : 735 |
| Release | : 2019-12-06 |
| Genre | : Philosophy |
| ISBN | : 1351052284 |
Relativism can be found in all philosophical traditions and subfields of philosophy. It is also a central idea in the social sciences, the humanities, religion and politics. This is the first volume to map relativistic motifs in all areas of philosophy, synchronically and diachronically. It thereby provides essential intellectual tools for thinking about contemporary issues like cultural diversity, the plurality of the sciences, or the scope of moral values. The Routledge Handbook of Philosophy of Relativism is an outstanding major reference source on this fundamental topic. The 57 chapters by a team of international contributors are divided into nine parts: Relativism in non-Western philosophical traditions Relativism in Western philosophical traditions Relativism in ethics Relativism in political and legal philosophy Relativism in epistemology Relativism in metaphysics Relativism in philosophy of science Relativism in philosophy of language and mind Relativism in other areas of philosophy. Essential reading for students and researchers in all branches of philosophy, this handbook will also be of interest to those in related subjects such as politics, religion, sociology, cultural studies and literature.
| Author | : Sam Harris |
| Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
| Total Pages | : 322 |
| Release | : 2011-09-13 |
| Genre | : Philosophy |
| ISBN | : 143917122X |
Sam Harris dismantles the most common justification for religious faith--that a moral system cannot be based on science.
| Author | : David B. Wong |
| Publisher | : Univ of California Press |
| Total Pages | : 262 |
| Release | : 2022-08-19 |
| Genre | : Philosophy |
| ISBN | : 0520371836 |
This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1984.
