Moral Principles and Social Values
โ Scribed by J. Trusted
- Year
- 1995
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 206
- Edition
- 1
- Category
- Library
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โฆ Synopsis
An introduction to moral philosophy covering such topics as moral conflict, morality and the law, emotivism and prescriptivism, the morality of politics, and practical reason.
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