256 Pages
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Routledge
256 Pages
by
Routledge
256 Pages
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Routledge
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Wittgenstein’s philosophical achievement lies in the development of a new philosophical method rather than in the elaboration of a particular philosophical system. Dr Paul Johnston applies this innovative method to the central problems of moral philosophy: whether there can be ‘truth’ in ethics, or what the meaning of objectivity might mean in the context of moral deliberation.
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Preface 1. Wittgenstein, Philosophy, and Ethics 2. Misunderstanding Human Action (I) 3. Misunderstanding Human Action (II) 4. The Ineffability of Value 5. Ethics and Human Action 6. Ethics: A Distinctive Reaction 7. Truth, Relativism, and Objectivity 8. Reasons and the Will; Conclusion; Appendix: ethics and society; Notes; Abbreviations and bibliography
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Johnston, Paul
