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Morality and mathematics /

Are there moral facts? Are there mathematical facts? Many say yes to the latter but no to the former. Justin Clarke-Doane argues that the situation is much more subtle: although there are no real moral facts, morality is objective in a paradigmatic respect. Conversely, while there are real mathemati...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Clarke-Doane, Justin (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2020.
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Moral realism.
Ethics.
Mathematics > Moral and ethical aspects.
Réalisme moral.
Morale.
Mathématiques > Aspect moral.
ethics (philosophy)
History & Philosophy.
MATHEMATICS.
Epistemology.
PHILOSOPHY.
Logic.
Metaphysics.
Ethics
Mathematics > Moral and ethical aspects
Moral realism
Electronic books.
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Summary:Are there moral facts? Are there mathematical facts? Many say yes to the latter but no to the former. Justin Clarke-Doane argues that the situation is much more subtle: although there are no real moral facts, morality is objective in a paradigmatic respect. Conversely, while there are real mathematical facts, mathematics fails to be objective.
Physical Description:1 online resource (viii, 208 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780192556806
0192556800