Do we desire things because they are good, or are they good because we desire them? Objectivists answer that we desire things because they are good; subjectivists answer that things are good because we desire them. Further, does it make sense to account for moral disagreement by claiming, as the
Objectivism, subjectivism, and relativism in ethics
β Scribed by Paul, Ellen Frankel
- Publisher
- Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press
- Year
- 2008
- Tongue
- English
- Category
- Library
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β¦ Synopsis
Includes bibliographical references and index
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