Ideal of a Rational Morality Philosophical Compositions

Name: Ideal of a Rational Morality Philosophical Compositions
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ISBN: 9780198250210

ISBN-10: 0198250215

ISBN-13: 9780198250210

Edition: 2002

Authors: Marcus George Singer, Marcus G. Singer

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The Ideal of a Rational Morality collects the most important essays by the distinguished moral philosopher Marcus G. Singer. Its guiding theme is the concept of a morality based in reason, which is presupposed in ordinary moral contexts and provides an ideal for improving ordinary morality and correcting moral judgements. Singer makes compelling claims that certain fundamental presuppositions are inescapable in moral thought, that fundamental moral principles can be proved,and that the concepts of truth and 'common sense' are essential to ethics.Subsequent essays proceed to analyse the nature of value judgements and of moral judgements, emphasising the vital importance of certain basic…

Book details

List price: $140.00
Copyright year: 2002
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 3/27/2003
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 254
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.25" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.386
Language: English




The Ideal of a Rational Morality



On Truth in Ethics



Moral Theory and Justification



The Methods of Justice



Ethics and Common Sense



Value Judgments and Normative Claims



Moral Worth and Fundamental Rights



On Race and Racism



Judicial Decisions and Judicial Opinions



Institutional Ethics



Moral Issues and Social Problems



The Golden Rule



Mill on Happiness and Utility


Additional Notes


References, and Supplementary Essays


Index