โ Scribed by Michael Huemer (auth.)
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A defence of ethical intuitionism where (i) there are objective moral truths; (ii) we know these through an immediate, intellectual awareness, or 'intuition'; and (iii) knowing them gives us reasons to act independent of our desires. The author rebuts the major objections to this theory and shows the difficulties in alternative theories of ethics.
Front Matter....Pages i-xxv
Introduction....Pages 1-13
Front Matter....Pages 15-15
Non-Cognitivism....Pages 17-47
Subjectivism....Pages 48-65
Reductionism....Pages 66-96
Front Matter....Pages 97-97
Moral Knowledge....Pages 99-127
Disagreement and Error....Pages 128-154
Practical Reasons....Pages 155-198
Further Objections....Pages 199-223
Conclusion....Pages 224-253
Back Matter....Pages 255-309
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