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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Dallas Willard (University of Southern California, USA) , Steven L. Porter (Biola University, USA) , Aaron Preston (Valparaiso University, USA) , Gregg A. Ten Elshof (Biola University, USA)Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd Imprint: Routledge Weight: 0.557kg ISBN: 9780367502294ISBN 10: 0367502291 Pages: 420 Publication Date: 01 July 2020 Audience: College/higher education , Tertiary & Higher Education , Undergraduate Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print ![]() This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of Contents"Foreword, by Scott Soames Editors’ Introduction Preface 1. Moral Knowledge Disappears 2. A ""Science of Ethics""? 3. G. E. Moore: From Science of Ethics to Nihilism 4. Emotivism: The Erasure of Moral Knowledge 5. A Rational Form of Noncognitivism? ""Rational Necessity"" Relocated 6. A Consensus of Rational People: Social Constructionism in Rawls 7. Practices, Traditions and Narratives: Social Constructionism in MacIntyre 8. Prospects for a Return of Moral Knowledge"ReviewsWillard's book is a profound and timely contribution to the history of ethical theory and to the future of moral epistemology. It is essential reading for all who wish to understand the broad cultural drift away from moral knowledge in the twentieth century and for all who wish to contribute to the recovery of moral knowledge in the twenty-first century. - Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews The Disappearance of Moral Knowledge by the late Professor Willard is a major contribution to the history of twentieth century analytic ethics as well as an incisive analysis of the possibility of moral knowledge. Porter et al. have done magnificent editorial work and have facilitated an invaluable contribution to the literature. This book surely will stand out as one of the most important contributions to the epistemology of ethics. - John H. Dreher, University of Southern California, USA Willard's book is a profound and timely contribution to the history of ethical theory and to the future of moral epistemology. It is essential reading for all who wish to understand the broad cultural drift away from moral knowledge in the twentieth century and for all who wish to contribute to the recovery of moral knowledge in the twenty-first century. - Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews The Disappearance of Moral Knowledge by the late Professor Willard is a major contribution to the history of twentieth century analytic ethics as well as an incisive analysis of the possibility of moral knowledge. Porter et al. have done magnificent editorial work and have facilitated an invaluable contribution to the literature. This book surely will stand out as one of the most important contributions to the epistemology of ethics. - John H. Dreher, University of Southern California, USA Author InformationDallas Willard (1935-2013) was a Professor of Philosophy at the University of Southern California from 1965 to 2012. A specialist in the philosophy of Edmund Husserl, his publications include Logic and the Objectivity of Knowledge: a Study in Husserl’s Philosophy as well as numerous articles on Husserl as well as in ethics, epistemology, and the philosophy of religion. He also published the first English translations of Husserl’s Philosophy of Arithmetic, his Early Writings in the Philosophy of Logic and Mathematics, and a number of shorter pieces by Husserl and other early phenomenologists. Steven L. Porter is Professor of Theology and Philosophy at Biola University. He earned his Ph.D. in Philosophy from USC in 2003 under the direction of Dallas Willard. His previous publications include Restoring the Foundations of Epistemic Justification: A Direct Realist and Conceptualist Theory of Foundationalism and Neuroscience and the Soul: The Human Person in Philosophy, Science, and Theology. Aaron Preston is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Valparaiso University. He earned his Ph.D. in Philosophy from USC in 2002 under the direction of Dallas Willard. His previous publications include Analytic Philosophy: the History of an Illusion, and Analytic Philosophy: an Interpretive History. Gregg A. Ten Elshof is Professor of Philosophy at Biola University. He earned his Ph.D. in Philosophy from USC in 2000 under the direction of Dallas Willard. His previous publications include Introspection Vindicated, I Told Me So, and Confucius for Christians Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |