Choosing Normative Concepts

Choosing Normative Concepts
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Publisher : Oxford University Press
Total Pages : 232
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ISBN-10 : 9780198717829
ISBN-13 : 0198717822
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Book Synopsis Choosing Normative Concepts by : Matti Eklund

Download or read book Choosing Normative Concepts written by Matti Eklund and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2017 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The concepts we use to value and prescribe (concepts like good, right, ought) are historically contingent, and we could have found ourselves with others. But what does it mean to say that some concepts are better than others for purposes of action-guiding and deliberation? What is it to choose between different normative conceptual frameworks?


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