The Is-Ought Problem: An Investigation in Philosophical Logic

By G. Schurz

Book Overview

Can OUGHT be derived from IS? This book presents an investigation of this time-honored problem by means of alethic-deontic predicate logic. New in this study is the leitmotif of relevance: is-ought inferences indeed exist, but they are all irrelevant in a precise logical sense. New proof techniques establish this result for very broad classes of logics. A profound philosophical analysis of is-ought bridge principles supplements the logical study. The final results imply incisive limitations for the justifiability of ethics as opposed to empirical science.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9048147956
• ISBN13: 9789048147953
• Release Date: December 2010
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 332 Pages
• Weight: 1.07 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"