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The descriptions 'good' and 'bad' are examples of thin concepts, as opposed to 'kind' or 'cruel' which are thick concepts. Simon Kirchin provides one of the first full-length studies of the crucial distinction between 'thin' and 'thick' con...

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Main Author: Kirchin, Simon (Author)
Corporate Author: Oxford University Press
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:English.
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2017.
Subjects:
Metaethics.
Ethics.
Ethics
Morale.
Évaluation.
Métaéthique.
ethics (philosophy)
Ethics and moral philosophy.
Humanities.
Language.
linguistics.
Philosophy of language.
Philosophy.
Philosophy: epistemology and theory of knowledge.
PHILOSOPHY > Ethics & Moral Philosophy.
PHILOSOPHY > Social.
Metaethics
Metaethik
Werturteil
descriptive content.
evaluation.
ethics.
thick concepts.
thin concepts.
aesthetics.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:The descriptions 'good' and 'bad' are examples of thin concepts, as opposed to 'kind' or 'cruel' which are thick concepts. Simon Kirchin provides one of the first full-length studies of the crucial distinction between 'thin' and 'thick' concepts, which is fundamental to many debates in ethics, aesthetics and epistemology.
Physical Description:1 online resource
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780192525161
0192525166
9780191841613
0191841617
0192525174
9780192525178