Against Absolute Goodness |
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| Author:
| Kraut, Richard |
| Series title: | Oxford Moral Theory Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-19-984446-3 |
| Publication Date: | Dec 2011 |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press, Incorporated
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $92.00 |
Book Description:
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Are there things we should value because they are, quite simply, good? Richard Kraut argues that there are not. Goodness, he holds, is not a reason-giving property - in fact, there may be no such thing. It is an illusory and insidious category of practical thought.
Are there things we should value because they are, quite simply, good? Richard Kraut argues that there are not. Goodness, he holds, is not a reason-giving property - in fact, there may be no such thing. It is an illusory and insidious category of practical thought.