Moral Disagreements: Classic and Contemporary Readings - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0415217113 ISBN 13: 9780415217118

Publisher: Routledge, 1999

Synopsis

Can moral disagreements be rationally resolved? Can universal human rights be defended in face of moral disagreements?
The problem of moral disagreement is one of the central problems in moral thinking. It also provides a stimulating stepping-stone to some of the perennial problems of philosophy, such as relativism, scepticism, and objectivity. Moral Disagreements is the first anthology to bring together classic and contemporary readings on this key topic. Clearly divided into five parts; The Historical Debate; Voices from Anthropology; Challenges to Moral Objectivity; Defenses of Moral Objectivity; and New Directions, the anthology presents readings from the following key thinkers:
* Sextus, Empiricus, Chagnon, Wong, MacIntyre
* Aquinas, Shweder, Brink, Rawls
* Montaigne, Turner, Nussbaum, Narayan
* Hume, Mackie, Gewirth
* Nietzsche, Williams, Berlin.
A distinctive feature of the anthology is that it brings philosophers into dialogue with well-known anthropologists. Also included is a comprehensive introduction by Christopher Gowans, introducing the problem of moral disagreement to those coming to the topic for the first time.

About this title

About the Author:

Christopher W. Gowans is Professor of Philosophy at Fordham University. He is editor of Moral Dilemmas (1987) and author of Innocence Lost: An Examination of Inescapable Moral Wrongdoing (1994).

Review:

...rich in examples and philosophical strategies.
–Michael Krausz, Bryn Mawr College

This excellent collection fills a large gap and will provide an outstanding study text.
–David Archard, University of St. Andrews

About this edition

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0415217113
• ISBN 13: 9780415217118
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 278
• Editor: Gowans Christopher W.