The Is-Ought Problem
Download or Read eBook The Is-Ought Problem PDF written by G. Schurz and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-04-17 with total page 343 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : G. Schurz |
| Publisher | : Springer Science & Business Media |
| Total Pages | : 343 |
| Release | : 2013-04-17 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9789401733755 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9401733759 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (55 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis The Is-Ought Problem by : G. Schurz
Book excerpt: Can OUGHT be derived from IS? This book presents an investigation of this time-honored problem by means of alethic-deontic predicate logic. New in this study is the leitmotif of relevance: is-ought inferences indeed exist, but they are all irrelevant in a precise logical sense. New proof techniques establish this result for very broad classes of logics. A profound philosophical analysis of is-ought bridge principles supplements the logical study. The final results imply incisive limitations for the justifiability of ethics as opposed to empirical science.
