Foundations for Moral Relativism Second Expanded Edition

• Autor principal: J. Velleman, David (auth)
• Formato: Recurso Electrónico Capítulo de Livro
• Idioma: inglês
• Publicado em: Open Book Publishers 2015
• Assuntos: Ethics & moral philosophy; Social & political philosophy; Religion & beliefs; moral relativism; ethics; social philosophy; moral disagreement; metaethics; perspectivalism; moral philosophy; Immanuel Kant; Morality; Sherpa people; Virtual world
• Acesso em linha: OAPEN Library: download the publication; OAPEN Library: description of the publication

Resumo

"In this new edition of Foundations for Moral Relativism a distinguished moral philosopher tames a bugbear of current debate about cultural difference. J. David Velleman shows that different communities can indeed be subject to incompatible moralities, because their local mores are rationally binding. At the same time, he explains why the mores of different communities, even when incompatible, are still variations on the same moral themes. The book thus maps out a universe of many moral worlds without, as Velleman puts it, ""moral black holes". The six self-standing chapters discuss such diverse topics as online avatars and virtual worlds, lying in Russian and truth-telling in Quechua, the pleasure of solitude and the fear of absurdity. Accessibly written, this book presupposes no prior training in philosophy. "

Descrição Física

1 electronic resource (156 p.)

ISBN

OBP.0086
9781783740321

Acesso

Open Access