ABSTRACT
Ethical disagreement is a fact of social life. We disagree about issues such as abortion, euthanasia, the meaning of justice and the treatment of animals, and our debates often fail to reach a consensus. Some philosophers think that this means there is no objective knowledge about morality. Discourse and Knowledge takes a radically different approach to the defence of ethical rationality. It claims that there is a correct solution to ethical controversies, but that ethical decisions have to be made collectively.
Written specifically for those studying or teaching ethics or moral theory,Discourse and Knowledge will also be ideal for those on courses on social theory, ethics or feminist philosophy.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
chapter |8 pages
Introducing Ethical Collectivism
part I|60 pages
Ethical Disagreement
chapter 1|21 pages
Can Ethics be Rational? The Problem of Disagreement
chapter 2|14 pages
Discourse Ethics and the Critique of Monology
chapter 3|23 pages
The Nature of Moral Judgment: A Moral-Psychological Inquiry
part II|48 pages
Ethical Reasoning from A Collectivist Point of View
chapter 4|24 pages
Requirements of Ethical Reasoning: Critical Discourse
chapter 5|22 pages
Requirements of Ethical Reasoning: Constructive Discourse
part III|31 pages
Ethical Collectivism and Ethical Agency