Natural Moralities: A Defense of Pluralistic Relativism

Natural Moralities: A Defense of Pluralistic Relativism

by David B Wong
ISBN-10:
019538329X
ISBN-13:
9780195383294
Pub. Date:
03/03/2009
Publisher:
Oxford University Press
ISBN-10:
019538329X
ISBN-13:
9780195383294
Pub. Date:
03/03/2009
Publisher:
Oxford University Press
Natural Moralities: A Defense of Pluralistic Relativism

Natural Moralities: A Defense of Pluralistic Relativism

by David B Wong
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Overview

In this book, David B. Wong defends an ambitious and important new version of moral relativism. He does not espouse the type of relativism that says anything goes, but he does start with a relativist stance against alternative theories such that there need not be only one universal truth. Wong proposes that there can be a plurality of true moralities existing across different traditions and cultures, all with one core human question as to how we can all live together.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780195383294
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Publication date: 03/03/2009
Edition description: New Edition
Pages: 312
Product dimensions: 6.10(w) x 9.10(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

David B. Wong is Professor in the Department of Philosophy at Duke University. He has written in ethical theory on issues of relativism and dealing with moral conflict, comparative and Chinese philosophy.

Table of Contents

IntroductionPart One: How Pluralism and Naturalism Make for Natural Moralities1. Pluralism and Ambivalence2. Pluralistic Relativism3. Objections and RepliesPart Two: Constraints on Natural Moralities4. Identity, Flourishing, and Relationship5. Community and Liberal Theory6. Does Psychological Realism Constrain the Content of Moralities?Part Three: Having Confidence in Our Moral Commitments7. Moral Reasons — Internal and External8. Morality and Need9. Coping with Moral DifferenceBibliography
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