Why be moral? /

What reasons do we have to be moral, and are these reasons more compelling than the reasons we have to pursue non-moral projects? Ever since the Sophists first raised this question, it has been a focal point of debate. Why be Moral? is a collection of new essays on this fundamental philosophical pro...

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Corporate Author:	Walter de Gruyter & Co
Other Authors:	Himmelmann, Beatrix, 1959- (Editor)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Language Notes:	English.
Published:	Berlin ; Boston : De Gruyter, [2015]
Subjects:	Ethics. Morale. ethics (philosophy) Ethics & moral philosophy. PHILOSOPHY > Ethics & Moral Philosophy. PHILOSOPHY > Social. Ethics Morality. reason. skepticism. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

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Summary:	What reasons do we have to be moral, and are these reasons more compelling than the reasons we have to pursue non-moral projects? Ever since the Sophists first raised this question, it has been a focal point of debate. Why be Moral? is a collection of new essays on this fundamental philosophical problem, written by an international team of leading scholars in the field.
Physical Description:	1 online resource (1 online resource (viii, 278 pages))
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	3110366398 9783110366396 311037045X 9783110386332 311038633X 9783110370454