New Waves in Metaethics

New Waves in Metaethics
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Publisher : Springer
Total Pages : 310
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ISBN-10 : 9780230294899
ISBN-13 : 0230294898
Rating : 4/5 (99 Downloads)

Synopsis New Waves in Metaethics by : Michael S. Brady

Metaethics occupies a central place in analytical philosophy, and the last forty years has seen an upsurge of interest in questions about the nature and practice of morality. This collection presents original and ground-breaking research on metaethical issues from some of the very best of a new generation of philosophers working in this field.

New Waves in Metaethics

New Waves in Metaethics
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Publisher : Palgrave Macmillan
Total Pages : 316
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ISBN-10 : 0230251625
ISBN-13 : 9780230251625
Rating : 4/5 (25 Downloads)

Synopsis New Waves in Metaethics by : Michael S. Brady

Metaethics occupies a central place in analytical philosophy, and the last forty years has seen an upsurge of interest in questions about the nature and practice of morality. This collection presents original and ground-breaking research on metaethical issues from some of the very best of a new generation of philosophers working in this field.

New Waves in Metaphysics

New Waves in Metaphysics
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Publisher : Springer
Total Pages : 291
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ISBN-10 : 9780230297425
ISBN-13 : 0230297420
Rating : 4/5 (25 Downloads)

Synopsis New Waves in Metaphysics by : A. Hazlett

A collection of new essays by young scholars on the cutting edge of this ancient philosophical area. Diverse topics, including ontology, free will, fundamental properties, and causation, the volume will appeal both to specialists and to anyone interested in the present and future state of metaphysics in the English-speaking world.

New Waves in Ethics

New Waves in Ethics
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Publisher : Springer
Total Pages : 511
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ISBN-10 : 9780230305885
ISBN-13 : 0230305881
Rating : 4/5 (85 Downloads)

Synopsis New Waves in Ethics by : T. Brooks

Bringing together the leading future figures in ethics broadly construed with essays ranging from metaethics and normative ethics to applied ethics and political philosophy, topics include new work on experimental philosophy, feminism, and global justice incorporating perspectives informed from historical and contemporary approaches alike.

New Waves in Ethics

New Waves in Ethics
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Publisher : Springer
Total Pages : 309
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ISBN-10 : 9780230305885
ISBN-13 : 0230305881
Rating : 4/5 (85 Downloads)

Synopsis New Waves in Ethics by : T. Brooks

Bringing together the leading future figures in ethics broadly construed with essays ranging from metaethics and normative ethics to applied ethics and political philosophy, topics include new work on experimental philosophy, feminism, and global justice incorporating perspectives informed from historical and contemporary approaches alike.

New Waves in Philosophical Logic

New Waves in Philosophical Logic
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Publisher : Springer
Total Pages : 254
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ISBN-10 : 9781137003720
ISBN-13 : 1137003723
Rating : 4/5 (20 Downloads)

Synopsis New Waves in Philosophical Logic by : G. Restall

Philosophical logic has been, and continues to be, a driving force behind much progress and development in philosophy more broadly. This collection by up-and-coming philosophical logicians deals with a broad range of topics, including, for example, proof-theory, probability, context-sensitivity, dialetheism and dynamic semantics.

Consequentialism

Consequentialism
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 289
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ISBN-10 : 9780190270117
ISBN-13 : 019027011X
Rating : 4/5 (17 Downloads)

Synopsis Consequentialism by : Christian Seidel

Consequentialism is a focal point of moral philosophy. Recently, new wave consequentialists have presented theories which proved extremely flexible and powerful in meeting influential objections. The volume explores new directions within this project, raises fundamental problems for it, and gives a balanced assessment of its scope in commonsense moral practice.

New Waves in Philosophy of Action

New Waves in Philosophy of Action
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Publisher : Springer
Total Pages : 282
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ISBN-10 : 9780230304253
ISBN-13 : 0230304257
Rating : 4/5 (53 Downloads)

Synopsis New Waves in Philosophy of Action by : J. Aguilar

A collection of original, state-of-the-art essays by some of the best young philosophers working on the myriad problems of action and agency. Each one has already made important contributions to the philosophy of action and cognate areas. The chapters reflect their research and make a significant contribution to some debate in the field.

Moral Error Theory

Moral Error Theory
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Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages : 226
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ISBN-10 : 9780198701934
ISBN-13 : 0198701934
Rating : 4/5 (34 Downloads)

Synopsis Moral Error Theory by : Jonas Olson

Jonas Olson presents a critical survey of moral error theory, the view that there are no moral facts and so all moral claims are false. Part I explores the historical context of the debate; Part II assesses J. L. Mackie's famous arguments; Part III defends error theory against challenges and considers its implications for our moral thinking.

New Waves in Philosophy of Technology

New Waves in Philosophy of Technology
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Publisher : Springer
Total Pages : 335
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ISBN-10 : 9780230227279
ISBN-13 : 0230227279
Rating : 4/5 (79 Downloads)

Synopsis New Waves in Philosophy of Technology by : Jan Kyrre Berg Olsen

The volume advances research in the philosophy of technology by introducing contributors who have an acute sense of how to get beyond or reframe the epistemic, ontological and normative limitations that currently limit the fields of philosophy of technology and science and technology studies.