The Is-Ought Problem An Investigation in Philosophical Logic
Can OUGHT be derived from IS? This book presents an investigation of this time-honored problem by means of alethic-deontic predicate logic. New in this study is the leitmotif of relevance: is-ought inferences indeed exist, but they are all irrelevant in a precise logical sense. New proof techniques...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Dordrecht
Springer Netherlands
1997, 1997
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 1997 |
| Series: | Trends in Logic, Studia Logica Library
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| Collection: | Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Summary: | Can OUGHT be derived from IS? This book presents an investigation of this time-honored problem by means of alethic-deontic predicate logic. New in this study is the leitmotif of relevance: is-ought inferences indeed exist, but they are all irrelevant in a precise logical sense. New proof techniques establish this result for very broad classes of logics. A profound philosophical analysis of is-ought bridge principles supplements the logical study. The final results imply incisive limitations for the justifiability of ethics as opposed to empirical science |
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| Physical Description: | X, 332 p online resource |
| ISBN: | 9789401733755 |