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Foundations for moral relativism /
In Foundations for Moral Relativism a distinguished moral philosopher tames a bugbear of current debate about cultural difference. J. David Velleman shows that different communities can indeed be subject to incompatible moralities, because their local mores are rationally binding. At the same time,...
| Call Number: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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[Cambridge, United Kingdom] :
Open Book Publishers,
[date of publication not identified]
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| Online Access: | Texto completo |
| Summary: | In Foundations for Moral Relativism a distinguished moral philosopher tames a bugbear of current debate about cultural difference. J. David Velleman shows that different communities can indeed be subject to incompatible moralities, because their local mores are rationally binding. At the same time, he explains why the mores of different communities, even when incompatible, are still variations on the same moral themes. The book thus maps out a universe of many moral worlds without, as Velleman puts it, "moral black holes"--Publisher |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (x, 108 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 99-104) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781909254466 1909254460 1909254444 9781909254442 |