The limits of moral authority / Dale Dorsey.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dorsey, Dale, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Authority.

Ethics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xi, 233 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2016.

Summary:

Dale Dorsey considers one of the most important questions in philosophical ethics: to what extent do the demands of morality have authority over us and our lives? He defends a position that runs counter to the traditional view, and argues that we are not required to conform to moral demands. Furthermore, doing so can be (quite literally) wrong.

Contents:

The concept of normative authority

A priori rationalism

Supremacy and impartiality

Supremacy and the supererogatory

Defending and rejecting permission, part one : defending

Defending and rejecting permission, part two : rejecting

Appendix : A posteriori rationalisms.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-19-886357-8

0-19-182329-5

0-19-104471-7