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The Sources of Normativity
Christine M. Korsgaard
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Paperback. Korsgaard's discussion of the source of normativity is followed by commentary from four distinguished philosophers. Num Pages: 290 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 16. Weight in Grams: 370. 287 pages, bibliography, index. Korsgaard's discussion of the source of normativity is followed by commentary from four distinguished philosophers. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: HPQ. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 16. Weight: 390.
Ethical concepts are, or purport to be, normative. They make claims on us: they command, oblige, recommend, or guide. Or at least when we invoke them, we make claims on one another; but where does their authority over us - or ours over one another - come from? Christine Korsgaard identifies four accounts of the source of normativity that have been advocated by modern moral philosophers: voluntarism, realism, reflective endorsement, and the appeal to autonomy. She traces their history, showing how each developed in response to the prior one and comparing their early versions with those on the contemporary philosophical ... Read more
Ethical concepts are, or purport to be, normative. They make claims on us: they command, oblige, recommend, or guide. Or at least when we invoke them, we make claims on one another; but where does their authority over us - or ours over one another - come from? Christine Korsgaard identifies four accounts of the source of normativity that have been advocated by modern moral philosophers: voluntarism, realism, reflective endorsement, and the appeal to autonomy. She traces their history, showing how each developed in response to the prior one and comparing their early versions with those on the contemporary philosophical ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Number of pages
287
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Condition
New
Weight
375g
Number of Pages
290
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780521559607
SKU
V9780521559607
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Reviews for The Sources of Normativity
"The book is well worth reading..." International Studies in Philosophy "This book is destined to replace Kant as the ultimate formulation of Kantian ethics. It should be required reading for any philosopher and should be in every library." W.F. Desmond, Choice "This is a book anyone working in ethics should have on the desk. ... Read more