The Myth of Morality

AvRichard Joyce

Inbunden, Engelska, 2001

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In The Myth of Morality, Richard Joyce argues that moral discourse is hopelessly flawed. At the heart of ordinary moral judgements is a notion of moral inescapability, or practical authority, which, upon investigation, cannot be reasonably defended. Joyce argues that natural selection is to blame, in that it has provided us with a tendency to invest the world with values that it does not contain, and demands that it does not make. Should we therefore do away with morality, as we did away with other faulty notions such as witches? Possibly not. We may be able to carry on with morality as a 'useful fiction' - allowing it to have a regulative influence on our lives and decisions, perhaps even playing a central role - while not committing ourselves to believing or asserting falsehoods, and thus not being subject to accusations of 'error'.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2001-11-22
Mått:146 x 224 x 23 mm
Vikt:479 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Cambridge Studies in Philosophy
Antal sidor:266
Förlag:Cambridge University Press
ISBN:9780521808064

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Richard Joyce is Lecturer in Philosophy at the University of Sheffield. He has published a number of articles in journals including Journal of Value Inquiry, British Journal of Aesthetics, and Biology and Philosophy.

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'[T]he detail and creativity with which Joyce pursues his fictionalist programme should ensure that his work becomes a lasting contribution in the field. Reading this book should certainly provide food for thought for those who are tempted to dismiss any form of moral error theory as obviously wrongheaded or in poor taste.' Hallvard Lillehammer, Mind

Innehållsförteckning

Preface; 1. Error theory and motivation; 2. Error theory and reasons; 3. Practical instrumentalism; 4. The relativity of reasons; 5. Internal and external reasons; 6. Morality and evolution; 7. Fictionalism; 8. Moral fictionalism; Epilogue: debunking myths; Select bibliography; Index.