Value and context : the nature of moral and political knowledge /
In 'Value and Context', Thomas articulates and defends the view that human beings do possess moral and political knowledge, but it is historically and culturally contextual knowledge in ways that, say, mathematical or chemical knowledge is not. The author makes use of contemporary work in...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | English. |
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Oxford : Oxford ; New York :
Clarendon Press ; Oxford University Press,
2006.
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| Series: | Oxford scholarship online.
Oxford scholarship online. Philosophy module. |
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | In 'Value and Context', Thomas articulates and defends the view that human beings do possess moral and political knowledge, but it is historically and culturally contextual knowledge in ways that, say, mathematical or chemical knowledge is not. The author makes use of contemporary work in epistemology. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (viii, 347 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 323-339) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0198250177 9780198250173 9780191520150 0191520152 9780191604072 0191604070 0191615188 9780191615184 0199587272 9780199587278 1281147214 9781281147219 9786611147211 6611147217 1435619188 9781435619180 |