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Ethics without ontology /

In this brief book one of the most distinguished living American philosophers takes up the question of whether ethical judgments can properly be considered objective--a question that has vexed philosophers over the past century. Looking at the efforts of philosophers from the Enlightenment through t...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Putnam, Hilary
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2005.
Edition:1st Harvard University Press pbk. ed.
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Part I Ethics without Ontology
  • Ethics without Metaphysics
  • A defense of conceptual relativity
  • Objectivity without objects
  • "Ontology": an obituary
  • Part II Enlightenment and pragmatism
  • The three enlightenments
  • Skepticism about enlightenment.