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Speech and morality : on the metaethical implications of speaking /

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Terence Cuneo presents a new argument for moral realism. According to the normative theory of speech, speech acts are generated by an agent's altering her normative position with regard to her audience. In doing so she takes on rights and responsibilities, some of which are moral and objective:...

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Main Author: Cuneo, Terence, 1969- (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, [2014]
Subjects:
Metaethics.
Language and languages > Philosophy.
Métaéthique.
Langage et langues > Philosophie.
PHILOSOPHY > Ethics & Moral Philosophy.
PHILOSOPHY > Social.
Language and languages > Philosophy
Metaethics
Meta-ethiek.
Philosophy.
Philosophy & Religion.
Ethics.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Terence Cuneo presents a new argument for moral realism. According to the normative theory of speech, speech acts are generated by an agent's altering her normative position with regard to her audience. In doing so she takes on rights and responsibilities, some of which are moral and objective: these are a necessary condition of speech.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xii, 259 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780191781063
0191781061
9780191021336
0191021334