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The Limits of Moral Authority

Dorsey, Dale (University of Kansas)

The Limits of Moral Authority

The Limits of Moral Authority

The Limits of Moral Authority

 

Dale Dorsey considers one of the most important questions in philosophical ethics: to what extent do the demands of morality have authority over us and our lives? He defends a position that runs counter to the traditional view, and argues that we are not required to conform to moral demands.


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Beschrijving The Limits of Moral Authority

Dale Dorsey considers one of the most fundamental questions in philosophical ethics: to what extent do the demands of morality have normative authority over us and our lives? Must we conform to moral requirements? Most who have addressed this question have treated the normative significance of morality as simply a fact to be explained. But Dorsey argues that this traditional assumption is misguided. According to Dorsey, not only are we not required to conform to moral demands, conforming to morality's demands will not always even be normatively permissible---moral behavior can be (quite literally) wrong. This view is significant not only for understanding the content and force of the moral point of view, but also for understanding the basic elements of how one ought to live.


ISBN
9780198863571
Pagina's
248
Verschenen
NUR
730
Druk
1
Uitvoering
Paperback / softback
Taal
Engels
Uitgever
OUP Oxford

Filosofie