For an ontology of morals
Subtitle: a critique of contemporary ethical theory
By: [by] Henry B. Veatch.
Publisher: Northwestern University Press
Published: 1971
Place of publication: Evanston
Language: eng
Number of pages: 172
Subjects: Ethics
Description: This book critiques contemporary trends in ethical theory, including the deontological tradition dating back to Kant, the teleological tradition of the utilitarians, the analytic movement, and the existentialist-phenomenologist movement. In refuting these trends, Veatch argues that moral and ethical distinctions cannot be rightly or adequately understood if they are regarded simply as matters of linguistic use but are grounded in the very being and nature of things.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.