Format:
Online-Ressource (158 p)
Edition:
2nd ed
ISBN:
9781783740338
Content:
"In this new edition of 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”. The six self-standing chapters discuss such diverse topics as online avatars and virtual worlds, lying in Russian and truth-telling in Quechua, the pleasure of solitude and the fear of absurdity. Accessibly written, this book presupposes no prior training in philosophy. "--Publisher's website
Content:
Acknowledgments -- I. Introduction -- II. Virtual Selves -- III. Morality Here and There ; 1. Kant among the Sherpas ; 2. Aristotle in Bali -- IV. Doables -- V. Foundations for Moral Relativism -- VI. Sociality and Solitude -- VII. Life Absurd? Don't Be Ridiculous -- Bibliography -- Index
Note:
Description based upon print version of record
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Contents -- Acknowledgments -- I. Introduction -- II. Virtual Selves -- III. Morality Here and There -- IV. Doables -- V. Foundations for Moral Relativism -- VI. Sociality and Solitude -- VII. Life Absurd? Don't Be Ridiculous -- Bibliography -- Index
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781783740345
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781783740338
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Velleman, J. David Foundations for Moral Relativism : Second Expanded Edition Cambridge : Open Book Publishers,c2015
Language:
English
Keywords:
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URL:
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Author information:
Velleman, James David 1952-
