TY  - BOOK
AU  - Königs,Peter
TI  - Problems for Moral Debunkers: On the Logic and Limits of Empirically Informed Ethics 
SN  - 9783110750171
AV  - BJ43 .K65 2022
U1  - 170 23
PY  - 2022///]
CY  - Berlin, Boston : 
PB  - De Gruyter, 
KW  - Empiricism
KW  - Ethics
KW  - Psychology
KW  - Moral and ethical aspects
KW  - Deontologie
KW  - Entlarvende Argumente
KW  - Utilitarismus
KW  - moralischer Skeptizismus
KW  - PHILOSOPHY / Epistemology
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - debunking arguments
KW  - deontology
KW  - moral skepticism
KW  - utilitarianism
N1  - Frontmatter --; Acknowledgments --; Contents --; 1 Introduction --; 2 Deontology, Utilitarianism, and Evolution --; 3 Deontology, Utilitarianism, and Experimental Ethics --; 4 Deontology, Utilitarianism, and Morality as Problem-Solving --; 5 Deontology, Confabulation, and the Structure of Philosophical Debate --; 6 Realism, Constructivism, and Evolution --; 7 Morality, Wellbeing, and Evolution --; 8 Conclusion --; 9 References --; Index; restricted access; Issued also in print
N2  - One the most interesting debates in moral philosophy revolves around the significance of empirical moral psychology for moral philosophy. Genealogical arguments that rely on empirical findings about the origins of moral beliefs, so-called debunking arguments, take center stage in this debate. Looking at debunking arguments based on evidence from evolutionary moral psychology, experimental ethics and neuroscience, this book explores what ethicists can learn from the science of morality, and what they cannot. Among other things, the book offers a new take on the deontology/utilitarianism debate, discusses the usefulness of experiments in ethics, investigates whether morality should be thought of as a problem-solving device, shows how debunking arguments can tell us something about the structure of philosophical debate, and argues that debunking arguments lead to both moral and prudential skepticism. Presenting a new picture of the relationship between empirical moral psychology and moral philosophy, this book is essential reading for moral philosophers and moral psychologists alike
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110750195
UR  - https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9783110750195
UR  - https://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9783110750195/original
ER  -