Knowing Moral Truth
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Knowing Moral Truth
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Author : Christopher B. Kulp
language : en
Publisher: Lexington Books
Release Date : 2017-05-09
Knowing Moral Truth written by Christopher B. Kulp and has been published by Lexington Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-05-09 with Philosophy categories.
This is a book on metaethics and moral epistemology. It asks two fundamental questions: (i) Is there any such thing as (non-relative) moral truth?; and (ii) If there is such truth, how do we come into epistemic contact with it? Roughly the first half of the book is aimed at answering the first question. Its animating idea is that we should take our ordinary, tutored moral judgments seriously—judgments typified by our conviction that it is clearly true that some acts, policies, social norms et al. are morally right or wrong, permissible or impermissible, praiseworthy or condemnable, etc., no matter when, where, or by whom they are performed. In order to provide a firm conceptual basis for such judgments, the book develops a theory of moral truth, based on a theory of moral facts. The account of moral truth and moral facts is further grounded on a theory of moral properties. In short, the book develops a theory of moral realism, roughly, the view that there are indeed non-relative, first-order moral truths. The second half of the book is aimed at answering the second question above. Building squarely on the metaethical theories developed earlier, the book argues for a non-empiricist theory of justified moral belief and knowledge. Pivotal to this project is a careful analysis of various forms of moral skepticism, by which I mean any conception of morality substantially at odds with the general contours of our ordinary moral thinking. All such skepticisms are rejected, and in their place a broadly intuitionist, epistemically fallibilist theory of moral knowledge is advanced. The conclusion reached is that we have very strong reason to believe that our ordinary moral thinking, although certainly liable to error, is fundamentally sound. Moral knowledge is ubiquitous.
Metaphysics Of Morality
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Author : Christopher B. Kulp
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2019-08-14
Metaphysics Of Morality written by Christopher B. Kulp and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-08-14 with Philosophy categories.
This is a book on metaethics—in particular, an inquiry into the metaphysical foundations of morality. After carefully exploring the metaphysical commitments, or lack thereof, of the leading versions of moral anti-realism, Kulp develops a new and in-depth theory of moral realism. Starting with the firm recognition of the importance of our common sense belief that we possess a great deal of moral knowledge—that, for example, some acts are objectively right and some objectively wrong—the book goes on to examine the metaphysical grounds of various skeptical responses to this perspective. In great part, the book is devoted to developing a version of realist metaethics: specifically, developing in detail realist theories of moral truth, moral facts, and moral properties.Concluding with the rejection of prominent contemporary forms of moral anti-realism, Kulp presents a rigorous non-naturalistic theory of moral realism, and a vindication of the basic commitments of commonsense moral thought.
Knowing Right From Wrong
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Author : Kieran Setiya
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2012-11-29
Knowing Right From Wrong written by Kieran Setiya and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-11-29 with Philosophy categories.
Can we have objective knowledge of right and wrong, of how we should live and what there is reason to do? Can it be anything but luck when our beliefs are true? Kieran Setiya confronts these questions in their most compelling and articulate forms, and argues that if there is objective ethical knowledge, human nature is its source.
Knowing Truth Doing Good
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Author : Russell Pregeant
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2008
Knowing Truth Doing Good written by Russell Pregeant and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with Religion categories.
In this text, Pregeant models a careful and sensative approach to ethics in New Testament writings. Instead of looking for the 'New Testament answer', or the definitive early Christian view, he calls on us to own our own responsibility for the ways we interpret the Bible and for the ethical decisions we make in the Bible's name.
In Search Of Moral Knowledge
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Author : R. Scott Smith
language : en
Publisher: InterVarsity Press
Release Date : 2014-05-02
In Search Of Moral Knowledge written by R. Scott Smith and has been published by InterVarsity Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-05-02 with Religion categories.
For most of the church's history, people have seen Christian ethics as normative and universally applicable. Recently, however, this view has been lost, thanks to naturalism and relativism. R. Scott Smith argues that Christians need to overcome Kant's fact-value dichotomy and recover the possibility of genuine moral and theological knowledge.
A Debate On God And Morality
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Author : William Lane Craig
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2020-07-14
A Debate On God And Morality written by William Lane Craig and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-07-14 with Philosophy categories.
In 2018, William Lane Craig and Erik J. Wielenberg participated in a debate at North Carolina State University, addressing the question: "God and Morality: What is the best account of objective moral values and duties?" Craig argued that theism provides a sound foundation for objective morality whereas atheism does not. Wielenberg countered that morality can be objective even if there is no God. This book includes the full debate, as well as endnotes with extended discussions that were not included in the debate. It also includes five chapters by other philosophers who have written substantive responses to the debate - J. P. Moreland, David Baggett, Mark Linville, Wes Morriston, and Michael Huemer. The book provides crucial resources for better understanding moral realism and its dependence on, or independence from, theistic foundations. Key Features A valuable debate about whether or not God is the best explanation for objective morality, bringing together theists and atheists working on the same subject who normally are not in conversation with each other. Includes clear coverage of ontological and epistemological issues in metaethical theories, focusing on Divine Command Theory and Non-natural Robust Moral Realism. Engaging and accessible throughout, making the book well suited for undergraduate and seminary classrooms.
Moral Scepticism And Moral Knowledge
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Author : Renford Bambrough
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2020-07-20
Moral Scepticism And Moral Knowledge written by Renford Bambrough and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-07-20 with Philosophy categories.
Originally published in 1979, this book shows that a recognition of the rationality of moral judgment and moral action in no way involves us in diminishing our respect for liberty, authenticity, sincerity or integrity. It maintains that the resolution of these issues lies in recognising that the necessary involvement of the emotions in moral judgments and moral choices need not give rise to any hesitation or reluctance to treat moral questions as needing and permitting the use of the resources of human understanding.
Ethical Intuitionism
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Author : M. Huemer
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2007-12-14
Ethical Intuitionism written by M. Huemer and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-12-14 with Philosophy categories.
A defence of ethical intuitionism where (i) there are objective moral truths; (ii) we know these through an immediate, intellectual awareness, or 'intuition'; and (iii) knowing them gives us reasons to act independent of our desires. The author rebuts the major objections to this theory and shows the difficulties in alternative theories of ethics.
Knowing What To Do
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Author : Timothy Chappell
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2014
Knowing What To Do written by Timothy Chappell and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014 with Philosophy categories.
Presents what philosophical ethics can be like if freed from the idealizing and reductive pressures of conventional moral theory, making the case that moral imagination is a key part of human virtue by showing the variety of roles it plays in our practical and evaluative lives.
Moral Knowledge
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Author : Sarah McGrath
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2019-12-10
Moral Knowledge written by Sarah McGrath and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-12-10 with Philosophy categories.
Compared to other kinds of knowledge, how fragile is our knowledge of morality? Does knowledge of the difference between right and wrong fundamentally differ from knowledge of other kinds, in that it cannot be forgotten? What makes reliable evidence in fundamental moral convictions? And what are the associated problems of using testimony as a source of moral knowledge? Sarah McGrath provides novel answers to these questions and many others, as she investigates the possibilities, sources, and characteristic vulnerabilities of moral knowledge. She also considers whether there is anything wrong with simply outsourcing moral questions to a moral expert and evaluates the strengths and weaknesses of the method of equilibrium as an account of how we make up our mind about moral questions. Ultimately, McGrath concludes that moral knowledge can be acquired in any of the ways in which we acquire ordinary empirical knowledge. Our efforts to acquire and preserve such knowledge, she argues, are subject to frustration in all of the same ways that our efforts to acquire and preserve ordinary empirical knowledge are.