The lewd, the rude and the nasty: a study of thick concepts in ethics
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1. Verfasser: Väyrynen, Pekka (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: New York Oxford University Press 2014
Schriftenreihe:Oxford moral theory
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Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references and index
In addition to 'thin' concepts like the good, the bad and the ugly, our evaluative thought and talk appeals to 'thick' concepts like the lewd and the rude, the selfish and the cruel, the courageous and the kind - concepts that somehow combine evaluation and nonevaluative description. Thick terms and concepts are almost universally assumed to be inherently evaluative in meaning or content. And many philosophers have claimed them to have deep and distinctive significance for many general issues in moral philosophy, including the distinction between 'facts' and 'values', objectivity in ethics, the possibility of moral theory in traditional style and more. This book argues that all of this is mistaken
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ISBN:9780199369225
DOI:10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199314751.001.0001

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