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Rationalist Pragmatism
A Framework for Moral Objectivism
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2020
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In Rationalist Pragmatism: A Framework for Moral Objectivism, Mitchell Silver draws from a wide array of philosophical fields to formulate a comprehensive theory of ethics. He argues that an understanding of justification rooted in pragmatism leads to practical principles that apply to all those we would recognize as persons. The account bears implications for the nature of selfhood, the freedom of the will, the meaning of moral terms, the power of moral principles to motivate, conceptions of truth, the nature of value, and the use and abuse of abstract moral theorizing. Rationalist Pragmatism develops its pragmatically informed morality in light of prominent ethical schools, as well as relevant topics in the philosophy of language, metaphysics, and epistemology, including the correspondence theory of truth, inferentialist semantics, motivational internalism, the source of value, and experimental philosophy. Finally, Silver explores concrete moral and political implications of his theory, demonstrating that metaethics can affect positions regarding the morality of personal relations; the treatment of animals; and political assessments of democracy, socialism, and nationalism. Silver maintains that our interest in truth—our rational nature as practical and theoretical beings—forms us as a community of mutually recognizing truth seekers.
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2020
ISBN-Print
978-1-7936-0539-9
ISBN-Online
978-1-7936-0540-5
Publisher
Lexington, Lanham
Language
English
Pages
202
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Dedication No access
Contents No access
Preface No access
Introduction No access
Chapter 1 The Quest for Justification No access Pages 1 - 18
Chapter 2 Objectivity and Truth No access Pages 19 - 48
Chapter 3 Others No access Pages 49 - 58
Chapter 4 Meaning, Morality, and Social Agreement No access Pages 59 - 94
