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100 1 $aShafer-Landau, Russ.
245 10 $aWhatever happened to good and evil? /$cRuss Shafer-Landau.
260 $aNew York :$bOxford University Press,$c2004.
300 $ax, 150 p. ;$c21 cm.
500 $aIncludes index.
505 0 $aThe nature of the problem -- The philosophical terrain -- Moral error -- Moral equivalence -- Moral progress and moral comparison -- Dogmatism -- Tolerance -- Arbitrariness -- Contradiction and disagreement -- Relativism and contradiction -- Is moral skepticism self-refuting? -- How ethical objectivism solves the problems of moral skepticism -- Universality, objectivity, absolutism -- The (un)importance of moral disagreement -- Does ethical objectivity require God? -- Where do moral standards come from? -- Values in a scientific world -- Moral knowledge I : four skeptical arguments -- Moral knowledge II : the regress argument -- Why be moral?
520 1 $a"Writing in a clear style and employing many examples to illustrate theoretical arguments, Russ Shafer-Landau identifies the many weaknesses in contemporary moral skepticism and devotes considerable attention to presenting, and critiquing, the most difficult objections to his view. Also included in the book are a helpful summary of all the major arguments covered, as well as a glossary of key philosophical terms. Whatever Happened to Good and Evil? is ideal for a variety of philosophy and ethics courses and compelling reading for anyone interested in the idea of right and wrong."--Jacket.
650 0 $aGood and evil.
650 0 $aEthics.
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