Plural and conflicting values are often held to be conceptually problematic, threatening the very possibility of ethics, or at least rational ethics. Rejecting this view, Stocker first demonstrates why it is so important to understand the issues raised by plural and conflicting values, focusing on
Plural and conflicting values
โ Scribed by Stocker, Michael (Michael Adam Gerber)
- Publisher
- Oxford : Oxford University Press
- Year
- 2004
- Tongue
- English
- Category
- Library
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โฆ Synopsis
xiii, 360 p. ; 22 cm
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