Foundations for Moral Relativism: Second Expanded Edition - Softcover

Velleman, J. David

 
9781783740321: Foundations for Moral Relativism: Second Expanded Edition
Softcover
ISBN 10: 1783740329 ISBN 13: 9781783740321
Verlag: Open Book Publishers, 2015

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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". The five 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, Foundations for Moral Relativism presupposes no prior training in philosophy.

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Verlag
Open Book Publishers
Erscheinungsdatum
2015
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
1783740329
ISBN 13 
9781783740321
Einband
Taschenbuch
Anzahl der Seiten
156
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