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Being good & being logical : philosophical groundwork for a new deontic logic / James Wm. Forrester.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Forrester, James W., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Deontic logic.
- Ethics.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (343 p.)
- Other Title:
- Being good and being logical
- Place of Publication:
- Abingdon, Oxon : Routledge, 2015.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This work represents an attempt to show that standard systems of deontic logic (taken as attempts to codify normal deontic reasoning) run into a number of difficulties. It also presents a new system of deontic logic and argues that it is free from the shortcomings of standard systems.
- Contents:
- pt. 1. Problems of standard deontic logic
- pt. 2. A new deontic logic
- pt. 3. Deontic logic and practical reasoning.
- Notes:
- First published 1996 by M.E. Sharpe.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 1-315-70618-0
- 1-317-47608-5
- 9781315706184
- OCLC:
- 909896087
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