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Overview
This challenging book argues against much contemporary orthodoxy in philosophy and the social sciences by showing why objectivity in the domain of ethics is really no different from the objectivity of scientific knowledge. In the course of the book, author Jean Hampton examines moral realism, the general nature of reason and norms, internalism and externalism, instrumental reasoning, and the expected utility model of practical reasoning.
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- ISBN-13: 9780521556149
- ISBN-10: 0521556147
- Publisher: Cambridge University Press
- Publish Date: February 1998
- Dimensions: 8.88 x 5.91 x 0.8 inches
- Shipping Weight: 0.98 pounds
- Page Count: 324
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