Richard Joyce

Morality: From Error to Fiction

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Produktbeschreibung

Morality: From Error to Fiction argues in favor of moral skepticism, and also advocates an ambitious version of moral fictionalism.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Erscheinungstermin: 29. November 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 239mm x 163mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 540g
• ISBN-13: 9780198879367
• ISBN-10: 0198879369
• Artikelnr.: 72060126

Autorenporträt

Richard Joyce received his PhD from Princeton in 1998. Over the following years he held academic positions at the University of Sheffield, the Australian National University, and the University of Sydney-eventually taking up a professorship at Victoria University of Wellington in 2010. He is the author of Essays in Moral Skepticism (OUP, 2016), The Evolution of Morality (MIT Press, 2006), and The Myth of Morality (CUP, 2001). In addition, he has edited several collections and has published numerous journal articles and book chapters, largely in the areas of metaethics and moral psychology.

Inhaltsangabe

PART 1 - MORALITY IN ERROR
1: Mackie's Arguments for Error Theory
2: Argument by Elimination
3: The Naturalist's Case for Error Theory
4: The Argument from Moral Responsibility
5: Defenses of Moral Error Theory
PART 2 - MORALITY AS FICTION
6: After Error Theory: The "What Next?" Question
7: A Theory of Moral Fictionalism
8: Defenses of Moral Fictionalism
EPILOGUE: Meta-metaethics: Are There Many Right Ways?