Author

Publication

2002-11-18 - Cambridge University Press

Language

English

Word Count

51,500 words, Guess

Page Count

206 pages

Physical Format

Paperback

Identifiers

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  • Library of Congress Control Number2002067677
  • LibraryThing2652778
  • Goodreads279521

Classifications

  • LCCK258 .S67 2002

First Sentence

When we say of someone, "He has the morals of...(an animal) (a saint)," we engage in a commonsense way in the same activity that sociologists pursue in a professional way: (1) we construct from the description of a person's behavior the implicit normative principles that guide the person's actions; (2) we separate the descriptive parts of an inquiry (what are the principles guiding the behavior?) from the ultimate evaluative issue (should this person's morals be approved/condemned?).

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Other Editions

  • The Ethics of Deference: Learning from Law's Morals (Cambridge Studies in Philosophy and Law)PaperbackCambridge University Press2002-11-18
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