Discourse and knowledge : defence of a collectivist ethics / Janna Thompson
- Author
- Thompson, Janna, 1942-
- Published
- London ; New York : Routledge, 2002.
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (v, 155 pages)
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- Language Note
- English.
- Contents
- Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- CONTENTS
- Summary
- Ethical disagreement is a fact of social life. We disagree about issues such as abortion, euthanasia, the meaning of justice and the treatment of animals, and our debates often fail to reach a consensus. Some philosophers think that this means there is no objective knowledge about morality. Discourse and Knowledge takes a radically different approach to the defence of ethical rationality. It claims that there is a correct solution to ethical controversies, but that ethical decisions have to be made collectively. Written specifically for those studying or teaching ethics or moral theory, Discou.
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- ISBN
- 0203272889 (electronic bk.)
9780203272886 (electronic bk.)
0203005082
9780203005088
0415185432 (hardcover)
9780415185431 (hardcover)
0415185440 (pbk.)
9780415185448 (pbk.)
1134666586
9781134666584
1280334851
9781280334856 - Digital File Characteristics
- data file
- Bibliography Note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 148-151) and index.
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