"Adopting a critical realist approach to morality, this book considers morality as an aspect of social reality, enquiring into the nature of moral agency and asking whether we can legitimately argue for a specific moral position, and whether moral positions can be understood to apply universall...

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Main Author:	Ash, Steve (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	London ; New York Routledge 2022
Series:	Routledge studies in critical realism
Subjects:	Moralität Kritischer Realismus Social sciences / Philosophy Ethics Critical realism Sciences sociales / Philosophie Morale Réalisme critique ethics (philosophy)
Online Access:	Inhaltsverzeichnis
Summary:	"Adopting a critical realist approach to morality, this book considers morality as an aspect of social reality, enquiring into the nature of moral agency and asking whether we can legitimately argue for a specific moral position, and whether moral positions can be understood to apply universally. Drawing on the thought of Bhaskar, Collier and Sayer, it explores a series of ontological questions about morality, shedding light on the ways in which critical realism can be used to address them, ultimately responding to the question of whether critical realism and the moral theories that have been produced through its use can provide an explanation of morality as a feature of reality. Through a synthesis of realist thought, the author develops a comprehensive theoretical understanding of morality that can be tested for its explanatory power through subsequent practical research. As such, it will appeal to scholars of philosophy and social science with interests in critical realism, ontology and meta-ethics"--
Physical Description:	157 Seiten 11 Illustrationen (schwarz-weiß) 24 cm
ISBN:	9780367531034 9780367531065