1st Edition

The Contradictions of Modern Moral Philosophy Ethics after Wittgenstein

By Dr Paul Johnston, Paul Johnston Copyright 1999
192 Pages
by Routledge

196 Pages
by Routledge

192 Pages
by Routledge

The Contradictions of Modern Moral Philosophy is a highly original and radical critique of contemporary moral theory. Paul Johnston demonstrates that much recent moral philosophy is confused about the fundamental issue of whether there are correct moral judgements. He shows that the standard modern approaches to ethics cannot justify - or even make much sense of - traditional moral beliefs.... Read more

1 The contradictions of traditional ethics 2 Believing in right and wrong 3 Reason and moral argument 4 Modesty, doubt and relativism 5 Objectivity and the metaphysics of ethics 6 Ethics and modern philosophy

Biography

Dr Paul Johnston