1st Edition

The Principles of New Ethics I Meta-ethics

By Wang Haiming Copyright 2021
238 Pages 4 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

238 Pages 4 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

238 Pages 4 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

From Descartes to Spinoza, Western philosophers have attempted to propose an axiomatic systemization of ethics. However, without consensus on the contents and objects of ethics, the system remains incomplete. This fourvolume set presents a model that highlights a Chinese philosopher’s insights on ethics after a 22-year study. Three essential components of ethics are examined: metaethics,... Read more

Part One: Categories of Metaethics. 1 The Starting Concept of Ethics. 2 Primitive Concept of Ethics. Part Two: The Metaethical Proof. 3 The Axiom of the Existence of Value and the Postulate of the Existence of Moral Value in Ethics. 4 The Deductive Axioms and Deductive Postulates in Ethics.

Biography

Wang Haiming is a professor at the Department at Philosophy at Peking University, China, and a specially appointed professor at Sanya University, China, mainly studying ethics and political philosophy. Email: [email protected]