Nagel, Thomas
Moral Feelings, Moral Reality, and Moral Progress
- ISBN 13:
- 9780197690888
- author:
- Nagel, Thomas
- format:
- Hardback
- publisher:
- Oxford University Press Inc
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2023
- Pages:
- 272
- Dimensions:
- 17.8 x 13.7 x 1.2 centimetres (0
- Genre:
- Nonfiction, Philosophy, Ethics & Moral Philosophy,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 7 working days
Description
Thomas Nagel explores two central questions in his essays: how we acquire moral knowledge and whether moral truth is timeless. In "Gut Feelings and Moral Knowledge," he examines our reliance on intuition and experience in forming moral judgments, while in "Moral Reality and Moral Progress," he considers the nature of moral progress and the relationship between historical development and moral truth. Nagel argues that moral truth cannot be reduced to a set of universal principles or scientific laws. Instead, it is shaped by the specific reasons and experiences that individuals can access. This perspective has implications for our understanding of moral progress, which he suggests may not always involve discovering new truths, but rather recognizing what has been true all along. This collection of essays provides insight into Nagel's thought-provoking ideas on morality, epistemology, and the nature of truth.
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