Epistemology and Methodology in Ethics

Tristram McPherson author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Cambridge University Press

Published:11th Jun '20

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A brief, accessible introduction to some of the most important themes in contemporary work on ethical knowledge and ethical inquiry.

Topics include skeptical challenges in ethics, epistemic arguments in metaethics, what (if anything) is epistemically distinctive of the ethical. Also considered are methodological questions in ethics, including questions about which ethical concepts we should investigate, and what our goals should be in ethical inquiry.This Element introduces several prominent themes in contemporary work on the epistemology and methodology of ethics. Topics addressed include skeptical challenges in ethics, epistemic arguments in metaethics, what (if anything) is epistemically distinctive of the ethical. Also considered are methodological questions in ethics, including questions about which ethical concepts we should investigate, and what our goals should be in ethical inquiry.

ISBN: 9781108713405

Dimensions: 230mm x 153mm x 5mm

Weight: 30g

75 pages