Ethics by J.L. Mackie - ISBN: 9780140135589
Paperback
Moral codes are built on error, because moral facts don’t exist.

Ethics

Inventing Right and Wrong

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  • Paperback

    256 pages

  • Release Date

    30 August 1990

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Summary

An insight into moral skepticism of the 20th century. The author argues that our every-day moral codes are an ‘error theory’ based on the presumption of moral facts which, he persuasively argues, don’t exist. His refutation of such facts is based on their metaphysical ‘queerness’ and the observation of cultural relativity.

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780140135589
ISBN-10:0140135588
Author:J.L. Mackie
Publisher:Penguin Books Ltd
Imprint:Penguin Books Ltd
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:256
Release Date:30 August 1990
Weight:200g
Dimensions:199mm x 130mm x 16mm
About The Author

J.L. Mackie

John Leslie Mackie (1917-1981) was a philosopher who made significant contributions to the fields of ethics, metaphysics, and the philosophy of religion. A professor of philosophy at the universities of Sydney, Otago, New Zealand, and York, he was elected a fellow of the University of Oxford in 1967 and to the British Academy in 1974.

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