Ethics Without Ontology

by Hilary Putnam

Book Overview

In this brief book one of the most distinguished living American philosophers takes up the question of whether ethical judgments can properly be considered objective--a question that has vexed philosophers over the past century. Looking at the efforts of philosophers from the Enlightenment through the twentieth century, Hilary Putnam traces the ways in which ethical problems arise in a historical context.

Putnam's central concern is ontology--indeed,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674018516
• ISBN13: 9780674018518
• Release Date: November 2005
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.1" x 8.0"