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- catalog abstract ""Scientific naturalism - basing beliefs on empirical evidence - has now triumphed in every field of inquiry except moral philosophy. There it is still thought appropriate to cite otherworldly standards known by divine revelation or moral intuition. In Grounded Ethics, Max Hocutt argues that, since there is no transcendent reality on which to base the claims of ethics, normative truth must be sought in the desires of individuals and the conventions of societies." "Hocutt's demonstration of this thesis will interest philosophers, behavioral biologists, sociologists and ethicists."--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b12121266.
- catalog created "c2000.".
- catalog date "2000".
- catalog date "c2000.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c2000.".
- catalog description ""Scientific naturalism - basing beliefs on empirical evidence - has now triumphed in every field of inquiry except moral philosophy. There it is still thought appropriate to cite otherworldly standards known by divine revelation or moral intuition. In Grounded Ethics, Max Hocutt argues that, since there is no transcendent reality on which to base the claims of ethics, normative truth must be sought in the desires of individuals and the conventions of societies." "Hocutt's demonstration of this thesis will interest philosophers, behavioral biologists, sociologists and ethicists."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "1. Abstract -- pt. I. An Empiricist Moral Theory. 2. What One Ought to Do. 3. Reasons as Causes. 4. Why Reasons are Personal. 5. How to Make Moral Judgments. 6. The Good as Reinforcing. 7. Rules of Morality -- pt. II. A Critique of Rationalist Moral Theory. 8. Rationalist Moral Philosophy. 9. Sidgwick's Method. 10. Platonic Semantic Theory. 11. Enacting Rectitude. 12. The Myth of the Moral Law. 13. Kant on Practical Reason -- pt. III. Applications and Implications. 14. Must Relativists Tolerate Evil? 15. Rights: Literal and Proleptic.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references and index.".
- catalog extent "xvi, 347 p. ;".
- catalog identifier "0765800268 (alk. paper)".
- catalog issued "2000".
- catalog issued "c2000.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "New Brunswick, N.J. : Transaction Publishers,".
- catalog subject "171/.7 21".
- catalog subject "BJ1311 .H64 2000".
- catalog subject "Ethics, Evolutionary.".
- catalog subject "Normativity (Ethics)".
- catalog tableOfContents "1. Abstract -- pt. I. An Empiricist Moral Theory. 2. What One Ought to Do. 3. Reasons as Causes. 4. Why Reasons are Personal. 5. How to Make Moral Judgments. 6. The Good as Reinforcing. 7. Rules of Morality -- pt. II. A Critique of Rationalist Moral Theory. 8. Rationalist Moral Philosophy. 9. Sidgwick's Method. 10. Platonic Semantic Theory. 11. Enacting Rectitude. 12. The Myth of the Moral Law. 13. Kant on Practical Reason -- pt. III. Applications and Implications. 14. Must Relativists Tolerate Evil? 15. Rights: Literal and Proleptic.".
- catalog title "Grounded ethics : the empirical bases of normative judgements / Max Hocutt.".
- catalog type "text".