Confusion of Tongues
Author | : Stephen Finlay |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 289 |
Release | : 2016-11 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780190649630 |
ISBN-13 | : 0190649631 |
Rating | : 4/5 (30 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Confusion of Tongues by : Stephen Finlay
Download or read book Confusion of Tongues written by Stephen Finlay and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2016-11 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Can normative words like 'good', 'ought', and 'reason' be defined in non-normative terms? Stephen Finlay argues that they can, advancing a new theory of the meaning of this language and providing pragmatic explanations of the specially problematic features of its moral and deliberative uses which comprise the puzzles of metaethics.