Moral Thought Outside Moral Theory

by Craig Taylor

This book argues there can be no theory of ethics and that any attempt at such a theory ends up distorting the moral phenomena that it is supposed to explain. It presents clear examples of moral thought outside moral theorising through literature and Wittgenstein's later philosophy.

The book's precise target is moral theory understood as a theory of right action. The author begins by arguing against the assumption central to moral...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1032542012
• ISBN13: 9781032542010
• Release Date: October 2023
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 142 Pages
• Weight: 0.84 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"