Ethics
Inventing Right and Wrong
Published on 30. August 1990
Book
Paperback/Softback
256 pages
978-0-14-013558-9 (ISBN)
Description
An insight into moral skepticism of the 20th century. The author argues that our every-day moral codes are an 'error theory' based on the presumption of moral facts which, he persuasively argues, don't exist. His refutation of such facts is based on their metaphysical 'queerness' and the observation of cultural relativity.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
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Paperback (UK-B)
Dimensions
Height: 200 mm
Width: 131 mm
Thickness: 27 mm
Weight
186 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-14-013558-9 (9780140135589)
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John Leslie Mackie (1917-1981) was a philosopher who made significant contributions to the fields of ethics, metaphysics, and the philosophy of religion. A professor of philosophy at the universities of Sydney, Otago, New Zealand, and York, he was elected a fellow of the University of Oxford in 1967 and to the British Academy in 1974.