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Author:   M Kramer
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Imprint:   Wiley-Blackwell (an imprint of John Wiley & Sons Ltd)
Dimensions:   Width: 17.10cm , Height: 2.70cm , Length: 23.80cm
Weight:   0.706kg
ISBN:  

9781405194020

ISBN 10:   1405194022
Pages:   400
Publication Date:   09 April 2009
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Preface. 1. Introduction. 2. Mind-Independence. 3. Determinate Correctness. 4. Uniform Applicability. 5. Invariance. 6. Transindividual Concurrence. 7. Impartiality. 8. Truth-Aptitude. 9. Further Dimensions of Ethical Objectivity? 10. Supervenience as an Ethical Phenomenon. References. Index.

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The book is clearly laid out; it will be understandable to advanced undergraduates, but its main audience is graduate students and beyond. (CHOICE, November 2009)

Kramer's main point is a provocative one with potentially far-reaching consequences. His detailed discussions are rich, insightful and often lead the reader in surprising directions. Moral Realism as a Moral Doctrine deserves much attention. (Australasian Journal of Philosophy, October 2010) The book is clearly laid out; it will be understandable to advanced undergraduates, but its main audience is graduate students and beyond. ( CHOICE , November 2009)

Kramer's main point is a provocative one with potentially far-reaching consequences. His detailed discussions are rich, insightful and often lead the reader in surprising directions. Moral Realism as a Moral Doctrine deserves much attention. (Australasian Journal of Philosophy, October 2010) The book is clearly laid out; it will be understandable to advanced undergraduates, but its main audience is graduate students and beyond. (CHOICE, November 2009)

Kramer's main point is a provocative one with potentially far-reaching consequences. His detailed discussions are rich, insightful and often lead the reader in surprising directions. Moral Realism as a Moral Doctrine deserves much attention. (Australasian Journal of Philosophy, October 2010) The book is clearly laid out; it will be understandable to advanced undergraduates, but its main audience is graduate students and beyond. (CHOICE, November 2009) ?Kramer's book sets a new standard in metaethics. For those who reject moral realism, the challenge is now to say what is objectionable about it, given Kramer's robust understanding of objectivity and his minimal conception of moral properties. For those who embrace a more robust moral realism, the challenge is to identify something important that Kramer cannot accommodate. Less convoluted and more forthright than others who have tried to combine realism and minimalism, this book constitutes a new 'cutting edge'.?--Paul Bloomfield, University of Connecticut

Author Information

Matthew H. Kramer is Professor of Legal and Political Philosophy at the University of Cambridge; Fellow of Churchill College, Cambridge; and Director of the Cambridge Forum for Legal & Political Philosophy. His many previous books include The Quality of Freedom (2003); Where Law and Morality Meet (2004); and Objectivity and the Rule of Law (2007). He is also a co-editor of three books, most recently Freedom: A Philosophical Anthology (Blackwell, 2007); and The Legacy of H.L.A. Hart: Legal, Political, and Moral Philosophy (2008). His work covers many areas of moral, political, and legal philosophy.

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