Epistemology and Methodology in Ethics

A brief, accessible introduction to some of the most important themes in contemporary work on ethical knowledge and ethical inquiry.

Tristram McPherson (Author)

9781108713405, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 11 June 2020

75 pages
23 x 15.3 x 0.5 cm, 0.03 kg

This Element introduces several prominent themes in contemporary work on the epistemology and methodology of ethics. Topics addressed include skeptical challenges in ethics, epistemic arguments in metaethics, what (if anything) is epistemically distinctive of the ethical. Also considered are methodological questions in ethics, including questions about which ethical concepts we should investigate, and what our goals should be in ethical inquiry.

1. Introduction
2. Asymmetrical Skepticism about Ethics
3. Epistemic Considerations in Metaethics
4. The Epistemic Character of Ethics
5. Methodology in Ethics beyond Epistemology
6. Conclusions
Acknowledgements
Bibliography

Subject Areas: Ethics & moral philosophy [HPQ], Philosophy: epistemology & theory of knowledge [HPK]