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First Things: An Inquiry into the First Principles of Morals and Justice
Hadley Arkes
First Things: An Inquiry into the First Principles of Morals and Justice
Hadley Arkes
This book restores to us an understanding that was once settled in the "moral sciences": that there are propositions, in morals and law, which are not only true but which cannot be otherwise. It was understood in the past that, in morals or in mathematics, our knowledge begins with certain axioms that must hold true of necessity; that the principle
447 pages, black & white illustrations
Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
Released | August 21, 1986 |
ISBN13 | 9780691022475 |
Publishers | Princeton University Press |
Pages | 447 |
Dimensions | 233 × 156 × 29 mm · 728 g |
Language | English |