Comparative metaethics : neglected perspectives on the foundations of morality / edited by Colin Marshall.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Marshall, Colin (Associate professor of philosophy), editor.

Series:

Routledge studies in ethics and moral theory ; 58.

Routledge studies in ethics and moral theory ; [58]

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Metaethics.

Physical Description:

viii, 263 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Routledge, 2020.

Summary:

"This collection of original essays explores metaethical views from outside the mainstream European tradition. The guiding motivation is that important discussions about the ultimate nature of morality can be found far beyond ancient Greece and modern Europe. The volume's aim is to show how rich the possibilities are for comparative metaethics, and how much these comparisons offer challenges and new perspectives to contemporary analytic metaethics. Representing five continents, the thinkers discussed range from ancient Egyptian, ancient Chinese, and the Mexican (Aztec) cultures to more recent thinkers like Augusto Salazar Bondy, Bimal Krishna Matilal, Nishida Kitarō, and Susan Sontag. The philosophical topics discussed include religious language, moral discovery, moral disagreement, essences' relation to evaluative facts, metaphysical harmony and moral knowledge, naturalism, moral perception, and quasi-realism. This volume will be of interest to anyone interested in metaethics or comparative philosophy"-- Provided by publisher.

"This collection of original essays explores metaethical views from outside the mainstream European tradition. The guiding motivation is that important discussions about the ultimate nature of morality can be found far beyond ancient Greece and modern Europe. The volume's aim is to show how rich the possibilities are for comparative metaethics, and how much these comparisons offer challenges and new perspectives to contemporary analytic metaethics. Representing five continents, the thinkers discussed range from ancient Egyptian, ancient Chinese, and the Mexican (Aztec) cultures to more recent thinkers like Augusto Salazar Bondy, Bimal Krishna Matilal, Nishida Kitar�o, and Susan Sontag. The philosophical topics discussed include religious language, moral discovery, moral disagreement, essences' relation to evaluative facts, metaphysical harmony and moral knowledge, naturalism, moral perception, and quasi-realism. This volume will be of interest to anyone interested in metaethics or comparative philosophy"-- Provided by publisher.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Comparative metaethics

ISBN:

9781138351677

1138351679

OCLC:

1110675784

Publisher Number:

99983467703