Moral Knowledge: Volume 18, Part 2 and Objectivism, Subjectivism, and Relativism in Ethics: Volume 25, Part 1

Objectivism, Subjectivism, and Relativism in Ethics: Volume 25, Part 1

Moral Knowledge: Volume 18, Part 2

Name: Moral Knowledge: Volume 18, Part 2
Price: 25.95 GBP
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Author: Jeffery Paul
ISBN: 9780521006033

by Jeffery Paul, Ellen Frankel Paul

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388 pages
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
15.3 x 22.9 x 2.1 cm

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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.