Epistemology and Methodology in Ethics (Elements in Ethics)

Tristram McPherson
Cambridge University Press, 6/11/2020
EAN 9781108713405, ISBN10: 1108713408

Paperback, 82 pages, 22.9 x 15.2 x 0.5 cm
Language: English

This Element introduces several prominent themes in contemporary work on the epistemology and methodology of ethics. Topics addressed include skeptical challenges in ethics, epistemic arguments in metaethics, what (if anything) is epistemically distinctive of the ethical. Also considered are methodological questions in ethics, including questions about which ethical concepts we should investigate, and what our goals should be in ethical inquiry.

1. Introduction
2. Asymmetrical Skepticism about Ethics
3. Epistemic Considerations in Metaethics
4. The Epistemic Character of Ethics
5. Methodology in Ethics beyond Epistemology
6. Conclusions
Acknowledgements
Bibliography