<p><span>This book argues there can be no theory of ethics and that any attempt at such a theory ends up distorting the moral phenomena that it is supposed to explain. It presents clear examples of moral thought outside moral theorising through literature and Wittgensteinβs later philosophy.</span><
Needs and Moral Necessity (Routledge Studies in Ethics and Moral Theory)
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- Publisher
- Routledge
- Year
- 2007
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 182
- Edition
- 1
- Category
- Library
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