A defence of ethical intuitionism where (i) there are objective moral truths; (ii) we know these through an immediate, intellectual awareness, or 'intuition'; and (iii) knowing them gives us reasons to act independent of our desires. The author rebuts the major objections to this theory and shows the difficulties in alternative theories of ethics.
Author: M. Huemer
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan UK
Publish Date: 2007-12-14
Edition: 2005
ISBN: 0230573746
ISBN 13: 9780230573741
Dimension: Length: 8.52 inches, Width: 6.02 inches, Height: 0.74 inches
Weight: Weight: 0.93255536826 pounds
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 309
A defence of ethical intuitionism where (i) there are objective moral truths; (ii) we know these through an immediate, intellectual awareness, or 'intuition'; and (iii) knowing them gives us reasons to act independent of our desires. The author rebuts the major objections to this theory and shows the difficulties in alternative theories of ethics.
Author: M. Huemer
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan UK
Publish Date: 2007-12-14
Edition: 2005
ISBN: 0230573746
ISBN 13: 9780230573741
Dimension: Length: 8.52 inches, Width: 6.02 inches, Height: 0.74 inches
Weight: Weight: 0.93255536826 pounds
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 309