Moral Beliefs and Moral Theory
Author:   M.G. Forrester
Publisher:   Springer
Edition:   Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2002
Volume:   10
ISBN:  

9789048160518


Pages:   293
Publication Date:   09 December 2010
Format:   Paperback
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This book defends moral cognitivism with a new approach. The author maintains that the truth of moral judgments is determined in fundamentally the same way as is the truth of non-moral judgments, i.e. by appeal to truth conditions which are incorporated in beliefs held in common by a wide variety of societies. She argues that if a moral theory can be developed which can account for widely held, well-established moral beliefs, this would provide a set of truth conditions for moral judgments. A theory designed to do this - and through which major moral disagreements can be resolved - is presented here, together with discussions of many actual and possible objections. The book is intended for professional philosophers and advanced students of philosophy.

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Author:   M.G. Forrester
Publisher:   Springer
Imprint:   Springer
Edition:   Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2002
Volume:   10
Dimensions:   Width: 16.00cm , Height: 1.60cm , Length: 24.00cm
Weight:   0.474kg
ISBN:  

9789048160518


ISBN 10:   9048160510
Pages:   293
Publication Date:   09 December 2010
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of stock   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

1: Metaethical Background.- 2: The Meaning of ‘Ought’ — a Formal Scheme.- 3: Individual Good as Happiness.- 4: Objections to Good as Happiness.- 5: Beneficence and Fairness.- 6: Beneficence and Fairness Combined — the Primary Objective of Morality.- 7: Agent-relative Restrictions.- 8: Oughts, Obligations and the Best.- 9: Solving Moral Problems.- Notes.- References.

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