书名: Moral Realities: An Essay in Philosophical Psychology
作者: Mark Platts (Author)
出版社: Routledge; 1 edition (May 23, 1991)
语言: English
ISBN-10: 0415058929
ISBN-13: 978-0415058926
Book Description
Moral Realities engages the classical moral philosophies of Hume, Mandeville and Nietzsche, and tackles the powerful arguments of the contemporary moral relativists. Platts uses an existing critique of philosophical notions of desire and value to present a descriptive metaphysics of morals--clarifying both what morality is and what it is not. He also employs a classification of desire that articulates a general theory of value and valuing which is distinguished by a cognitive approach given to certain kinds of moral valuing. The possibility of applying this approach to moral valuings is defended against the persuasive criticisms of both the Humean subjectivist and the contemporary moral relativist.
Review
'This is an impressive book: One cannot but admire its subtlety of argument, its scope and the complex interrelations between its different parts.' -- Philsophical Quarterly
About the Author
Mark Platts is Research Professor of Philosophy, at the Institute of Philosophical Research, the National Autonomous University of Mexico.
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作者: Mark Platts (Author)
出版社: Routledge; 1 edition (May 23, 1991)
语言: English
ISBN-10: 0415058929
ISBN-13: 978-0415058926
Book Description
Moral Realities engages the classical moral philosophies of Hume, Mandeville and Nietzsche, and tackles the powerful arguments of the contemporary moral relativists. Platts uses an existing critique of philosophical notions of desire and value to present a descriptive metaphysics of morals--clarifying both what morality is and what it is not. He also employs a classification of desire that articulates a general theory of value and valuing which is distinguished by a cognitive approach given to certain kinds of moral valuing. The possibility of applying this approach to moral valuings is defended against the persuasive criticisms of both the Humean subjectivist and the contemporary moral relativist.
Review
'This is an impressive book: One cannot but admire its subtlety of argument, its scope and the complex interrelations between its different parts.' -- Philsophical Quarterly
About the Author
Mark Platts is Research Professor of Philosophy, at the Institute of Philosophical Research, the National Autonomous University of Mexico.
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