Widespread moral disagreement raises ethical, epistemological,
political, and metaethical questions. Is the best explanation of our
widespread moral disagreements that there are no objective moral facts
and that moral relativism is correct? Or should we think that just as
there is widespread disagreement about whether we have free will but
there is still an objective fact about whether we have it, similarly,
moral disagreement has no bearing on whether morality is objective?
More practically, is it arrogant to stick to our guns in the face of
moral disagreement? Must we suspend belief about the morality of
controversial actions such as eating meat and having an abortion? And
does moral disagreement affect the laws that we should have? For
instance, does disagreement about the justice of heavily
redistributive taxation affect whether such taxation is legitimate? In
this thorough and clearly written introduction to moral disagreement
and its philosophical and practical implications, Rach Cosker-Rowland
examines and assesses the following topics and questions: How does
moral disagreement affect what we should do and believe in our
day-to-day lives? Epistemic peerhood and moral disagreements with our
epistemic peers Metaethics and moral disagreement Relativism, moral
objectivity, moral realism, and non-cognitivism Moral disagreement and
normative ethics Liberalism, democracy, and disagreement Moral
compromise Moral uncertainty. Combining clear philosophical analysis
with summaries of the latest research and suggestions for further
reading, Moral Disagreement is ideal for students of ethics,
metaethics, political philosophy, and philosophical topics that are
closely related such as relativism and scepticism. It will also be of
interest to those in related disciplines such as ethics and public
policy and philosophy of law.
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ISBN
9780429957703
Publisert
2023
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Routledge
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Engelsk
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Digital bok
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