The Grounds of Ethical Judgement: New Transcendental Arguments in Moral Philosophy

by Christian Illies

Overview

Is it merely a matter of taste or convention to consider something right or wrong? Or can we find good reasons for our values and judgements that are independent of culture and tradition? The problem is as old as philosophy itself; and after more than two millennia of scholarly debate, there seems no end to the controversy. But Christian Illies suggests that powerful new forms of transcendental argument (a philosophical tool known since antiquity) may offer a long-sought cornerstone for morality.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780198238324
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	08/14/2003
Series:	Oxford Philosophical Monographs
Pages:	224
Product dimensions:	8.60(w) x 5.60(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

Technical University Eindhoven

Table of Contents

1. Claims and Counter-claims: A General Introduction to Moral Realism2. The Promise of Transcendental Arguments3. The Argument from Discourse4. The Argument from Agency5. The Argument from Normative Consistency and the Goodnes of Truth and Freedom6. Truth and BeyondReferencesIndex

Editorial Reviews

"His [Illie's] criticism of the typical methodologies of moral realists and of well-known, contemporary transcendental arguments are acutea useful addition to Kantian moral philosophy." - The Review of Metaphysics

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