Moral Knowledge
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Format
Paperback / Softback
Book Series
Social Philosophy and Policy
ISBN-10
0521006031
ISBN-13
9780521006033
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Imprint
Cambridge University Press
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Aug 13th, 2001
Print length
388 Pages
Weight
526 grams
Dimensions
23.00 x 15.40 x 2.20 cms
Product Classification:
Ethics & moral philosophyEthics and moral philosophy
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Essays in this volume address some questions involved in the search for moral knowledge. Questions include: upon what facts can morality be founded? Is morality objective or subjective? The essays also address the belief that moral utterances are expressions of feelings rather than claims known to be true or false?
Philosophers since ancient times have pondered how we can know whether moral claims are true or false. The first half of the twentieth century witnessed widespread skepticism concerning the possibility of moral knowledge. Indeed, some argued that moral statements lacked cognitive content altogether, because they were not susceptible to empirical verification. The British philosopher A. J. Ayer contends that 'They are pure expressions of feeling and as such do not come under the category of truth and falsehood. They are unverifiable … because they do not express genuine propositions.' The second half of the twentieth century brought a revival of interest among philosophers in moral and political questions. Whether or not ethics can be founded upon a rational basis continues to preoccupy the philosophical community even now.
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