Beschreibung:
Moral certainty refers to those aspects of morality- moral acting, feeling, and thinking-that are beyond doubt, explanation, and justification. The essays in this book explore the concept of moral certainty and its application and usefulness in contemporary moral debates.
1. Introduction: On Moral Certainty Neil O'Hara, Cecilie Eriksen, Julia Hermann, and Nigel Pleasants 2. Socially Disruptive Technologies and Moral Certainty Julia Hermann 3. Bedrock Gender Daniele Moyal-Sharrock and Constantine Sandis 4. "The Frightening Thing Is the Uncertainty": Wittgenstein on Love and the Desire for Certainty Camilla Kronqvist 5. Unbearable Certainties Joel Backström 6. Wrong Hinges Anna Boncompagni 7. Local Moral Certainty and the Possibility of Cross-Cultural Understanding Neil O'Hara 8. A Wittgensteinian Account of Free Will and Moral Responsibility Stefan Rummens and Benjamin De Mesel 9. Moral Certainty and Conceptual Deficiency: A Wittgensteinian Critique of the Moral Fixed Points Proposal Samuel Laves 10. Moral Certainties - Subjective, Objective, Objectionable? Hans-Johann Glock 11. Nigel Pleasants on Moral Certainties: A Critical Discussion Martin Kusch 12. Is There an Internal Link between Seeing a Human and Seeing One to Whom Moral Consideration Is Due? José Mariá Ariso Index