Problems for Moral Debunkers : : On the Logic and Limits of Empirically Informed Ethics / / Peter Königs.

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• VerfasserIn: Königs, Peter,
• Place / Publishing House: Berlin ;, Boston : : De Gruyter, , [2022]; ©2022
• Year of Publication: 2022
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (VIII, 146 p.)

One the most interesting debates in moral philosophy revolves around the significance of empirical moral psychology for moral philosophy. Genealogical arguments that rely on empirical findings about the origins of moral beliefs, so-called debunking arguments, take center stage in this debate. Lookin...

Table of Contents

• Frontmatter
• Acknowledgments
• Contents
• 1 Introduction
• 2 Deontology, Utilitarianism, and Evolution
• 3 Deontology, Utilitarianism, and Experimental Ethics
• 4 Deontology, Utilitarianism, and Morality as Problem-Solving
• 5 Deontology, Confabulation, and the Structure of Philosophical Debate
• 6 Realism, Constructivism, and Evolution
• 7 Morality, Wellbeing, and Evolution
• 8 Conclusion
• 9 References
• Index