The Is-Ought Problem : an Investigation in Philosophical Logic /

Can OUGHT be derived from IS? This book presents an investigation of this time-honored problem by means of alethic-deontic predicate logic. New in this study is the leitmotif of relevance: is-ought inferences indeed exist, but they are all irrelevant in a precise logical sense. New proof techniques...

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Main Author:	Schurz, Gerhard, 1956-
Corporate Author:	SpringerLink (Online service)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 1997.
Series:	Trends in Logic, Studia Logica Library ; 1.
Subjects:	Philosophy (General) Logic. Science > Philosophy. Social sciences > Philosophy. Humanities. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book