Ethical relativism and universalism/ Saral Jhingran
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TextPublication details: Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass Publishers, 2001Description: xiv, 385 pISBN: 8120818202Subject(s): Ethical relativism | UniversalismDDC classification: 200 | Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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CHAPTER 1. Cultural and Ethical Relativism
I. Cultural Relativism
n. Approval Theories
III. Ethical Relativism
IV. Institutiortalism and Ethical Relationism
CHAPTER 2. Positivism, Postmodernism and Ethical
Relativism
I. Metaethical Theories
n. Positivism and Ethics
nr. Postmodern Cognitive Relativism
rV. Ethical Relativism
CHAPTER 3. Cultural-Ethical Relativism; A Critique
I_ The Limited Validity of Cultural Relativism
n. Approbation Theories
III. Ts' and 'Ought' Controversy
rV. Some Further Arguments Concerning Ethical
Relativism
CHAPTER 4. Relativism: Positivist and Postmodern:
A Critique
I. Recapitulation
n. Non-cognitivist Theories
III. Postmodern Cognitive Relativism
rV. Indeterminacy of Translation, Inscrutability of
Reference, Conceptual Schemes, and
Incommensurability
V. Some Further Comments
CHAPTER 5. Anti-Relativist Trends: Realism and
Universalism
1. Introductory Remarks
U. Realism : Metaphysical and Epistemological
in. Realism and Ethical Discourse
IV. Ethical Universalism
V Are Realism and Universalism Complementary?
CHAPTER 6. The Moral Point of View
I. Overridingness
n. Objectivity and Universahty
in. Impartiality and Reversibility
IV. Equality and Justice
V Towards Universal Morality
CHAPTER 7. Self and Others
1. Early Views
n. Existentialist View
in. Liberals and Communitarians
IV. Kantian Perspective
V Indian Perspective
CHAPTER 8. A Rational Approach to Universal
Morality
I. Objectivity and Validity
n. A Rational Approach
in. Reason and Dialogue
IV. Concluding Note
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