{"product_id":"the-underdetermination-of-moral-theories-hardback-9781009492447","title":"The Underdetermination of Moral Theories (Hardback) 9781009492447","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Underdetermination of Moral Theories\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis book, the first extended defence of moral underdetermination, challenges our understanding of the relationship between the main moral traditions.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eMarius Baumann (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781009492447, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 27 March 2025\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e248 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.5 x 15.8 x 1.9 cm, 0.49 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'Ethicists have recently discovered that the traditional ethical theories are in fact very flexible and so can agree on most things. Baumann uses tools from philosophy of science to provide the first systematic treatment of this discovery. His book is a well-researched, highly original, and rigorously argued exploration of an exciting new topic in normative ethics.' Jussi Suikkanen, University of Birmingham\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIn normative ethics, a small number of moral theories, such as Kantianism or consequentialism, take centre stage. Conventional wisdom has it that these individual theories posit very different ways of looking at the world. In this book Marius Baumann develops the idea that just as scientific theories can be underdetermined by data, so can moral theories be underdetermined by our considered judgments about particular cases. Baumann goes on to ask whether moral theories from different traditions might arrive at the same verdicts while remaining explanatorily incompatible. He applies this idea to recent projects in normative ethics, such as Derek Parfit's On What Matters and so-called consequentializing and deontologizing, and outlines its important implications for our understanding of the relationship between the main moral traditions as well as the moral realism debate. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e Part I. Scientific Underdetermination and the Analogy to Ethics: 1. Underdetermination in Science\u003cbr\u003e 2. The analogy to the moral realm\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Underdetermination in Normative Ethics: 3. Parfit and the case study of case studies\u003cbr\u003e 4. Going algorithmic: consequentializing and deontologizing\u003cbr\u003e 5. The big picture in normative ethics\u003cbr\u003e Part III. Skepticism and a New Metaethical Position: 6. Skeptical repercussions\u003cbr\u003e 7. A new position in metaethics\u003cbr\u003e 8. Looking back and ahead\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Ethics \u0026amp; moral philosophy [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Ethics \u0026amp; moral philosophy\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Ethics%20\u0026amp;%20moral%20philosophy%20%5BHPQ%5D%22\"\u003eHPQ\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52414091690264,"sku":"9781009492447","price":73.46,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781009492447i.jpg?v=1784337787","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-underdetermination-of-moral-theories-hardback-9781009492447","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}