On Moral Certainty, Justification and Practice: A Wittgensteinian Perspective

On Moral Certainty, Justification and Practice: A Wittgensteinian Perspective

J. Hermann
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Publication Date: June 26th, 2015
Publisher:
Palgrave MacMillan
ISBN:
9781137447173
Pages:
215
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Description

Taking inspiration from the later Wittgenstein, On Moral Certainty, Justification and Practice explores the practical basis of human morality. It offers an account of moral certainty, which it links with a view of moral competence. Drawing on everyday examples, it is shown how morality is grounded in action, not in reasoning.

About the Author

Julia Hermann is a researcher at Utrecht University in the Netherlands. Her current project concerns the meta-ethical implications of evolutionary explanations of morality. She has previously been a lecturer in social philosophy at Maastricht University. Hermann has published on Wittgenstein, Ryle, moral learning and moral normativity.