The lewd, the rude, and the nasty : a study of thick concepts in ethics / Pekka Väyrynen.
The lewd, the rude, and the nasty : a study of thick concepts in ethics / Pekka Väyrynen.
The lewd, the rude, and the nasty : a study of thick concepts in ethics / Pekka Väyrynen.
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New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2013]
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G 2014/5811
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English
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xi, 270 pages ; 25 cm.
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text
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unmediated
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volume
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Why Thick Concepts Matter. A Brief Preview ; The Intuitive Distinction ; Two Questions about the Thick ; Thick Matters ; Looking Ahead -- Thick Concepts, Meaning and Evaluation. What is Evaluation? ; What is Meaning? ; What Count as Thick Terms and Concepts? ; Global vs. Embedded Evaluations -- Agai...
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New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2013]
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New York (State)
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[2013]
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"In addition to thin concepts like the good, the bad and the ugly, our evaluative thought and talk appeals to thick concepts like the lewd and the rude, the selfish and the cruel, the courageous and the kind--concepts that somehow combine evaluation and non-evaluative description. Thick concepts are almost universally assumed to be inherently evalu...
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The lewd, the rude, and the nasty : a study of thick concepts in ethics / Pekka Väyrynen.
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Oxford moral theory.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 258-265) and indexes.
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G 2014/5811
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74VKJXbeO6Wd
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0199314756 (alk. paper)
9780199314751 (alk. paper)
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170/.42
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991022203429702626
