Foundations for moral relativism / J. David Velleman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Velleman, James David.

Contributor:

Open Book Publishers, publisher.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ethical relativism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (x, 109 pages) ; digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Open Book Publishers, 2013.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

"In Foundations for Moral Relativism a distinguished moral philosopher tames a bugbear of current debate about cultural difference. J. David Velleman shows that different communities can indeed be subject to incompatible moralities, because their local mores are rationally binding. At the same time, he explains why the mores of different communities, even when incompatible, are still variations on the same moral themes. The book thus maps out a universe of many moral worlds without, as Velleman puts it, "moral black holes”. The five self-standing chapters discuss such diverse topics as online avatars and virtual worlds, lying in Russian and truth-telling in Quechua, the pleasure of solitude and the fear of absurdity. Accessibly written, Foundations for Moral Relativism presupposes no prior training in philosophy."--Publisher's website.

Contents:

Acknowledgments

I. Introduction

II. Virtual Selves

III. Doables

IV. Foundations for Moral Relativism

V. Sociality and Solitude

VI. Life Absurd? Don't Be Ridiculous

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

CC-BY-NC-ND-4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/

ISBN:

1-909254-47-9

2-8218-5400-5

1-909254-44-4

1-909254-46-0

OCLC:

849894257