Foundations for moral relativism / J. David Velleman.
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,...
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| Format: | Ebook |
| Language: | English |
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[Cambridge, United Kingdom] :
Open Book Publishers,
[2013]
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| Online Access: | JSTOR Open Access |
| 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"--Publisher. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (x, 108 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |