| Ethics Without Principles Contributor(s): Dancy, Jonathan (Author) |
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ISBN: 0199270023 ISBN-13: 9780199270026 Publisher: Clarendon Press OUR PRICE: $133.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: August 2004 Annotation: What is a moral principle, and what do moral principles tell us? What if all suggested principles were defeated by counter-examples? Would moral judgement still be possible? In this book Jonathan Dancy argues that the traditional link between morality and principles, or between being moral and having principles, is little more than a mistake. This claim, known as 'particularism', has recently been attracting a great deal of attention, and Dancy is one of its leading proponents.Ethics Without Principles is the definitive presentation of his position, and will be required reading for all moral philosophers. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Philosophy | Ethics & Moral Philosophy |
| Dewey: 171 |
| LCCN: 2004303051 |
| Physical Information: 0.73" H x 6.12" W x 9.54" (1.13 lbs) 240 pages |
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| Publisher Description: What is a moral principle, and what do moral principles tell us? What if all suggested principles were defeated by counter-examples? Would moral judgement still be possible? In this book Jonathan Dancy argues that the traditional link between morality and principles, or between being moral and having principles, is little more than a mistake. This claim, known as 'particularism', has recently been attracting a great deal of attention, and Dancy is one of its leading proponents.Ethics Without Principles is the definitive presentation of his position, and will be required reading for all moral philosophers. |