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Problems for Moral Debunkers : On the Logic and Limits of Empirically Informed Ethics / Peter Königs.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Berlin ; Boston : De Gruyter, [2022]Copyright date: ©2022Description: 1 online resource (VIII, 146 p.)Content type:
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ISBN:
  • 9783110750171
  • 9783110750218
  • 9783110750195
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 170 23
LOC classification:
  • BJ43 .K65 2022
Other classification:
  • online - DeGruyter
Online resources: Available additional physical forms:
  • Issued also in print.
Contents:
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
Summary: 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.
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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

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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.

Issued also in print.

Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.

In English.

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