Foundations for moral relativism
In Foundations for Moral Relativism a distinguished moral philosopher tames a bugbear of current debate about cultural difference. J. David Velleman shows that different communities can indeed be subject to incompatible moralities, because their local mores are rationally binding. At the same time,...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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[Cambridge, United Kingdom]
Open Book Publishers
2013, [date of publication not identified]©2013
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| Collection: | JSTOR Open Access Books - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Summary: | In Foundations for Moral Relativism a distinguished moral philosopher tames a bugbear of current debate about cultural difference. J. David Velleman shows that different communities can indeed be subject to incompatible moralities, because their local mores are rationally binding. At the same time, he explains why the mores of different communities, even when incompatible, are still variations on the same moral themes. The book thus maps out a universe of many moral worlds without, as Velleman puts it, "moral black holes"--Publisher |
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| Physical Description: | x, 108 pages |
| ISBN: | 1909254487 9781909254480 9781909254459 9781909254442 1909254444 9781909254473 1909254452 1909254479 |