Reasons and the good /

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In Reasons and the Good Roger Crisp answers some of the oldest questions in moral philosophy. Claiming that a fundamental issue in normative ethics is what ultimate reasons for action we might have, he argues that the best statements of such reasons will not employ moral concepts. He investigates an...

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Gespeichert in:
1. Verfasser:
Crisp, Roger
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, c2006.
Zusammenfassung:
In Reasons and the Good Roger Crisp answers some of the oldest questions in moral philosophy. Claiming that a fundamental issue in normative ethics is what ultimate reasons for action we might have, he argues that the best statements of such reasons will not employ moral concepts. He investigates and explains the nature of reasons themselves; his account of how we come to know them combines an intuitionist epistemology with elements of Pyrrhonist scepticism. He defends ahedonistic theory of well-being and an account of practical reason according to which we can give some, though not overriding
Umfang:
1 online resource (x, 178 pages)
Anmerkungen:
Description based upon print version of record.
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English
Bibliografie:
Includes bibliographical references and index (p. 163-178).
ISBN:
0-19-954869-2
1-280-90309-0
9786610903092
0-19-153735-7
1-4356-2404-1
Schlagworte:
Ethics.
Practical reason.
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