Kieran Setiya
Knowing Right From Wrong
- ISBN 13:
- 9780198709619
- author:
- Kieran Setiya
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2015
- Pages:
- 184
- Dimensions:
- 20.1 x 1.3 x 13.2 cm
- Genre:
- Society, Politics & Philosophy, Philosophy,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
Can we have objective knowledge of right and wrong? Kieran Setiya explores this question in his thought-provoking book, examining the sceptical problems that arise when considering our ability to make moral decisions.
The author tackles three key arguments: the argument from ethical disagreement, the argument from reliability and coincidence, and the argument from accidental truth. He argues that to resist the inference from disagreement to scepticism, we must reject certain epistemologies of ethics, and instead, adopt a more nuanced approach that acknowledges the role of human nature in shaping our moral understanding.
Setiya's book offers a fresh perspective on the nature of right and wrong, one that is grounded in a deep understanding of philosophical theory. This thought-provoking work will appeal to anyone interested in ethics, epistemology, or philosophy more broadly.
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