Beschreibung:
The Mystery of Moral Authority argues for a sceptical and pragmatic view of morality as an all-too-human institution. Searching, intellectually rigorous, and always fair to rival views, it represents the state of the art in a tradition of moral philosophy that includes Thomas Hobbes, David Hume, and J.L. Mackie.
ContentsAcknowledgments1. Introduction and Overview2. Morality and its Discontents3. Reason as a Foundation for Morality4. The Appeal of Moral Naturalism5. Moral Relativism(s)6. Appeals to God7. Living as a Moral Sceptic8. A Metaethical CodaIndex