Eklund, Matti
Choosing Normative Concepts
- ISBN 13:
- 9780198851035
- author:
- Eklund, Matti
- format:
- Paperback / softback
- publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2019
- Pages:
- 240
- Dimensions:
- 23.4 x 15.6 x 1.3 centimetres (0
- Genre:
- Arts & Photography, Language Arts
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
Exploring the nature of normativity and its relationship to human concepts is a central concern in philosophy. Matti Eklund examines how our actual normative concepts, such as goodness and rightness, are used in investigations into metaethics.
The scope of these investigations extends beyond these familiar concepts, however, to consider other possible normative concepts that may be attributed different properties. Eklund applies a methodology known as conceptual engineering to central normative concepts, revealing the special complications that arise when considering how our concepts can be replaced by better ones.
This approach has significant implications for debates over normative realism and the nature of concepts and properties being normative. By examining these issues in detail, Eklund sheds new light on the complexities of normativity and its relationship to human understanding.
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