Moral Relativism and Moral Objectivity

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By Judith Thomson and Gilbert Harman

Series: Great Debates in Philosophy

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Moral Relativism and Moral Objectivity presents a compelling debate between Gilbert Harman and Judith Thomson on the nature of moral questions. Harman argues for relativism, emotivism, and moral scepticism, suggesting moral disputes lack absolute answers and depend on differing frameworks. Conversely, Thomson challenges this view, defending moral objectivity and asserting that some moral truths can be discovered, likening certain disputes to verifying factual questions rather than mere preferences. Their engaging exchange offers invaluable insights into moral theory and meta-ethics.
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Do moral questions have objective answers? In this great debate, Gilbert Harman explains and argues for relativism, emotivism, and moral scepticism. In his view, moral disagreements are like disagreements about what to pay for a house: there are no correct answers ahead of time, except in relation to one or another moral framework. Independently, Judith Jarvis Thomson examines what she takes to be the case against moral objectivity, and rejects it: she argues that it is possible to find out the correct answers to some moral questions. In her view, some moral disagreements are like disagreements about whether the house has a ghost.

Harman and Thomson then reply to each other. This important, lively, accessible exchange will be invaluable to all students of moral theory and meta-ethics.

Moral Relativism and Moral Objectivity by Judith Thomson and Gilbert Harman is a thought-provoking exploration of these themes.

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780631192114

Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 25 November 1995

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Wiley-Blackwell

Audience: Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 17.0mm

Width: 152.0mm

Height: 231.0mm

Weight: 363g

Pages: 240

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Gilbert Harman Judith Thomson Non-Fiction Philosophy & Psychology Philosophy & Stoicism Series: Great Debates in Philosophy

About the Author

Gilbert Harman is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Princeton. His publications include Thought (1973), The Nature of Morality (1977), and Change in View (1986).

Judith Jarvis Thomson is Professor of Philosophy at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Her publications include The Realm of Rights (1990), and Rights, Restitution and Risk (1986).

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