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A defence of ethical intuitionism where (i) there are objective moral truths; (ii) we know these through an immediate, intellectual awareness, or 'intuition'; and (iii) knowing them gives us reasons to act independent of our desires. The author rebuts the major objections to this theory an...

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Main Author: Huemer, Michael (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London : Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2005.
Subjects:
Philosophy.
Ethics.
Moral Philosophy.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:A defence of ethical intuitionism where (i) there are objective moral truths; (ii) we know these through an immediate, intellectual awareness, or 'intuition'; and (iii) knowing them gives us reasons to act independent of our desires. The author rebuts the major objections to this theory and shows the difficulties in alternative theories of ethics.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (XXV, 309 pages)
ISBN:9780230597051
DOI:10.1057/9780230597051