Between Universalism and Skepticism Ethics As Social Artifact |
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| Author:
| Philips, Michael |
| ISBN: | 978-0-19-508646-1 |
| Publication Date: | Feb 1994 |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press, Incorporated
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $195.00 |
Book Description:
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This book defends a middle ground between the view that there is a set of moral standards binding on rational beings as such (universalism) and the view that, in the last analysis, differences in morals reduce to differences in personal preferences (Skepticism). Philips draws conclusions about the uses and limits of reason in ethics, and provides a theoretical basis for dealing with actual moral controversies and approaching problems in applied ethics.
This book defends a middle ground between the view that there is a set of moral standards binding on rational beings as such (universalism) and the view that, in the last analysis, differences in morals reduce to differences in personal preferences (Skepticism). Philips draws conclusions about the uses and limits of reason in ethics, and provides a theoretical basis for dealing with actual moral controversies and approaching problems in applied ethics.