Journal Article10.1093/0198250320.001.0001
Sorting Out Ethics
R. M. Hare
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TL;DR: The text explores various ethical theories and categorizes them into different taxonomies. It also discusses the philosophy of language in ethics and Kant's potential alignment with utilitarianism.
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Abstract: PART I: THE ENTERPRISE OF MORAL PHILOSOPHY 1. PHILOSOPHY OF LANGUAGE IN ETHICS 2. DEFENCE OF THE ENTERPRISE PART II: A TAXONOMY OF ETHICAL THEORIES (THE AXEL H(GERSTR(M LECTURES) 3. TAXONOMY 4. NATURALISM 5: INTUITIONISM 6. EMOTIVISM 7: RATIONALISM PART III: KANT 8: COULD KANT HAVE BEEN A UTILITARIAN? COMPLETE BIBLIOGRAPHY OF THE WRITINGS OF R. M. HARE BIBLIOGRAPHY OF OTHER WRITINGS INDEX.
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