The Definition of Morality

The Definition of Morality
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 325
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ISBN-10 : 9781000078275
ISBN-13 : 1000078272
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Book Synopsis The Definition of Morality by : G. Wallace

Download or read book The Definition of Morality written by G. Wallace and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-07-20 with total page 325 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally published in 1970, the papers in this volume discuss the essential and defining characteristics of morality and moral issues and examine how moral views differ from political views, moral beliefs from religious beliefs, and moral judgements from aesthetic judgements. Some of the chapters discuss problems of method and shed light on the complex conditions which any successful definition of morality must satisfy. Taken collectively, these papers reflect he wide variety of approaches adopted by contemporary philosophers.


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