Agency and the Foundations of Ethics

Agency and the Foundations of Ethics
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Publisher : Oxford University Press
Total Pages : 280
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ISBN-10 : 9780199645077
ISBN-13 : 0199645078
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Download or read book Agency and the Foundations of Ethics written by Paul Katsafanas and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2013-02-28 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Paul Katsafanas explores how we can justify normative claims such as 'murder is wrong'. He defends an original account of constitutivism—the view that we do so by showing that agents become committed to them in virtue of acting—and resolves philosophical puzzles about the metaphysics, epistemology, and practical grip of normative claims.


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