In order to see the outlines of the arguments presented in this book, the reader should view the "Moral Skepticism" entry in the online Stanford Encyclopaedia of Philosophy, which is also written by Sinnott-Armstrong. The reader can there assess for himself whether this book's deeper treatment of
Moral Scepticism
โ Scribed by Clement Dore (auth.)
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan UK
- Year
- 1991
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 141
- Edition
- 1
- Category
- Library
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
โฆ Table of Contents
Front Matter....Pages i-x
Some Attitude Theories of Morality....Pages 1-9
A Proof of the Existence of God....Pages 11-24
Agnosticism and the Atheistic Argument from Suffering....Pages 25-32
A Proof of the Ideal-Observer Theory....Pages 33-47
The Problem of Moral Evil....Pages 49-71
Desire-Utilitarianism....Pages 73-84
Infanticide, I....Pages 85-92
Infanticide, II....Pages 93-106
The Doctrine of Double Effect....Pages 107-116
Moral and Non-Moral Value....Pages 117-123
Back Matter....Pages 125-137
โฆ Subjects
Philosophy of Religion; Religious Studies, general
๐ SIMILAR VOLUMES
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