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" Morality, normativity, and society / "
David Copp.
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BL
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1036960
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b791330
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Main Entry
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Copp, David.
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Title & Author
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Morality, normativity, and society /\ David Copp.
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Publication Statement
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New York :: Oxford University Press,, 1995.
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xii, 262 pages ;; 24 ccm
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ISBN
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0195078799
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: 0195144015
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: 9780195078794
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: 9780195144017
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Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-254) and index.
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Contents
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1. Introduction -- 2. A Cognitivist Theory of Normative Judgment -- 3. Normative Skepticism: A Regress Argument -- 4. Theories of Moral Justification -- 5. A Conception of Morality -- 6. Society-Centered Moral Theory -- 7. The Concept of a Society -- 8. Can Societies Be Choosers? -- 9. Needs, Values, and Reason -- 10. Morality and Society -- 11. Relativism, Realism, and Reasons.
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Abstract
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Under what conditions can moral claims be said to be true? Copp's book explores this question, starting from a new cognitivist theory of normative judgement - the "standard-based theory"--Which offers a schematic account of the truth conditions of normative propositions of all kinds, including moral propositions and propositions about reasons. According to the theory, a moral proposition is true only if a corresponding moral standard is relevantly justified. At the heart of the book is a theory of the circumstances under which moral standards qualify as justified, the "society-centered theory." Copp argues that because any society needs a social moral code in order to enable its members to live together successfully, and because it would be rational for a society to choose such a code, certain moral codes, and the standards they include, are justified. The standard-based theory says, then, that corresponding moral propositions may therefore be true.
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Offering new perspectives on reason and rational choice, Copp's approach to morality and normativity raises a number of important issues in moral theory, as well as in metaphysics and the philosophy of language.
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Norm, Musikgruppe
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Ethics.
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Normativity (Ethics)
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Social ethics.
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Social norms.
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Morale sociale.
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Morale.
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Norme (Morale)
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Normes sociales.
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Ethics.
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Ethics.
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Norm
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Normativity (Ethics)
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Normativity (Ethics)
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Social ethics.
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Social ethics.
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Social norms.
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Social norms.
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Soziale Norm
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Sozialethik
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Individu en samenleving.
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Moraal.
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Sociale ethiek.
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Sociale normen.
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Dewey Classification
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303.3/72
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LC Classification
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HM216.C673 1995
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NLM classification
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08.38bcl
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08.44bcl
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5,1ssgn
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CC 7600rvk
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CC 7700rvk
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