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The mystery of moral authority
- Title
- The mystery of moral authority / Russell Blackford.
- Author
- Blackford, Russell, 1954-
- Publication
- Basingstoke, Hampshire : Palgrave Macmillan, 2016.
- ©2016
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Details
- Description
- vii, 119 pages; 23 cm
- Summary
- "We attribute to morality an inescapable authority over human actions, but the source of this authority is mysterious. It cannot come from God, nature, or reason. Morality is best understood as a technology that aids in social cooperation, while often being rationalized as something more metaphysical"--Publisher's website.
- Series Statement
- Palgrave pivot
- Uniform Title
- Palgrave pivot.
- Subjects
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 114-117) and index.
- Contents
- Morality and its discontents -- Reason as a foundation for morality -- The appeal of moral naturalism -- Moral relativism(s) -- Appeals to God -- Living as a moral sceptic -- A metaethical coda.
- Call Number
- JFD 16-4146
- ISBN
- 9781137562692
- 1137562692
- OCLC
- 941070142
- Author
- Blackford, Russell, 1954- author.
- Title
- The mystery of moral authority / Russell Blackford.
- Publisher
- Basingstoke, Hampshire : Palgrave Macmillan, 2016.
- Copyright Date
- ©2016
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Series
- Palgrave pivotPalgrave pivot.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 114-117) and index.
- Other Form:
- ebook version : 9781137562715
- Research Call Number
- JFD 16-4146