Morality, Normativity, and Society

Name: Morality, Normativity, and Society
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ISBN: 9780195144017

ISBN-10: 0195144015

ISBN-13: 9780195144017

Edition: 2001

Authors: David Copp

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Moral claims not only purport to be true, they also purport to guide our choices. This book presents a new theory of normative judgment, the "standard-based theory," which offers a schematic account of the truth conditions of normative propositions of all kinds, including moral propositions and propositions about reasons. The heart of Copp's approach to moral propositions is a theory of the circumstances under which corresponding moral standards qualify as justified, the "society-centered theory." He argues that because any society needs a social moral code in order to enable its members to live together successfully, and because it would be rational for a society to choose such a code,…

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List price: $83.00
Copyright year: 2001
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 5/24/2001
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 280
Size: 9.02" wide x 5.91" long x 0.79" tall
Weight: 2.2
Language: English




Introduction



A Cognitivist Theory of Normative Judgment



Normative Skepticism: A Regress Argument



Theories of Moral Justification



A Conception of Morality



Society-Centered Moral Theory



The Concept of a Society



Can Societies Be Choosers?



Needs, Values, and Reason



Morality and Society



Relativism, Realism, and Reasons


References


Index