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- catalog abstract ""Writing in a clear style and employing many examples to illustrate theoretical arguments, Russ Shafer-Landau identifies the many weaknesses in contemporary moral skepticism and devotes considerable attention to presenting, and critiquing, the most difficult objections to his view. Also included in the book are a helpful summary of all the major arguments covered, as well as a glossary of key philosophical terms. Whatever Happened to Good and Evil? is ideal for a variety of philosophy and ethics courses and compelling reading for anyone interested in the idea of right and wrong."--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b13017422.
- catalog created "2004.".
- catalog date "2004".
- catalog date "2004.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "2004.".
- catalog description ""Writing in a clear style and employing many examples to illustrate theoretical arguments, Russ Shafer-Landau identifies the many weaknesses in contemporary moral skepticism and devotes considerable attention to presenting, and critiquing, the most difficult objections to his view. Also included in the book are a helpful summary of all the major arguments covered, as well as a glossary of key philosophical terms. Whatever Happened to Good and Evil? is ideal for a variety of philosophy and ethics courses and compelling reading for anyone interested in the idea of right and wrong."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "The nature of the problem -- The philosophical terrain -- Moral error -- Moral equivalence -- Moral progress and moral comparison -- Dogmatism -- Tolerance -- Arbitrariness -- Contradiction and disagreement -- Relativism and contradiction -- Is moral skepticism self-refuting? -- How ethical objectivism solves the problems of moral skepticism -- Universality, objectivity, absolutism -- The (un)importance of moral disagreement -- Does ethical objectivity require God? -- Where do moral standards come from? -- Values in a scientific world -- Moral knowledge I : four skeptical arguments -- Moral knowledge II : the regress argument -- Why be moral?".
- catalog extent "x, 150 p. ;".
- catalog identifier "0195168739 (pbk. : alk. paper)".
- catalog issued "2004".
- catalog issued "2004.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "New York : Oxford University Press,".
- catalog subject "170 21".
- catalog subject "BJ1401 .S46 2004".
- catalog subject "Ethics.".
- catalog subject "Good and evil.".
- catalog tableOfContents "The nature of the problem -- The philosophical terrain -- Moral error -- Moral equivalence -- Moral progress and moral comparison -- Dogmatism -- Tolerance -- Arbitrariness -- Contradiction and disagreement -- Relativism and contradiction -- Is moral skepticism self-refuting? -- How ethical objectivism solves the problems of moral skepticism -- Universality, objectivity, absolutism -- The (un)importance of moral disagreement -- Does ethical objectivity require God? -- Where do moral standards come from? -- Values in a scientific world -- Moral knowledge I : four skeptical arguments -- Moral knowledge II : the regress argument -- Why be moral?".
- catalog title "Whatever happened to good and evil? / Russ Shafer-Landau.".
- catalog type "text".