The Grounds of Ethical Judgement: New Transcendental Arguments in Moral Philosophy

by Christian Illies

Is it merely a matter of taste or convention to consider something right or wrong? Or can we find good reasons for our values and judgements that are independent of culture and tradition? The problem is as old as philosophy itself; and after more than two millennia of scholarly debate, there seems no end to the controversy. But Christian Illies suggests that powerful new forms of transcendental argument (a philosophical tool known since antiquity)...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198238320
• ISBN13: 9780198238324
• Release Date: August 2003
• Publisher: Clarendon Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.84 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.6" x 8.8"