Bernard Rosen

The Centrality of Normative Ethical Theory

Buch

A normative ethical theory provides a means of arriving at justified moral and value judgments. A clear example of such a theory is J. S. Mill's utilitarianism. When Mill, or any authors, attempt to justify these normative ethical theories they provide meta-ethical arguments. Any attempted justification of the meta-arguments, or the methods they employ, is at the meta-philosophical level and are parceled out to their proper level, thus revealing Mill's full ethical theory. Bernard Rosen argues Mill's critics and supporters address one level or another, often without noting which one it is. The positions of important ethical theorists who have… Mehr

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Produktdetails

ISBN: 978-0-8204-4100-9
EAN: 9780820441009
Produktnummer: 19038100
Verlag: Peter Lang Publishing Inc
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 1999
Seitenangabe: 228 S.
Masse: H16.1 cm x B23.6 cm x D1.8 cm 504 g
Gewicht: 504
Sonstiges: Professional & Vocational

Über den Autor

The Author: Bernard Rosen is Professor Emeritus at Ohio State University where he has taught for 30 years. He is the author of Ethics Companion (1990) and Ethical Theory: Strategies and Concepts (1993) and has published articles in The Journal of Value Inquiry and Journal for the Theory of Social Behavior. He has been a Visiting Professor at The University of Western Ontario and the U.S. Air Force Academy.