The Possibility of an Ongoing Moral Catastrophe

This article gives two arguments for believing that our society is unknowingly guilty of serious, large-scale wrongdoing. First is an inductive argument: most other societies, in history and in the world today, have been unknowingly guilty of serious wrongdoing, so ours probably is too. Second is a...

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Main Author: Williams, Evan G. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Springer Science + Business Media B. V [2015]
In: Ethical theory and moral practice
Year: 2015, Volume: 18, Issue: 5, Pages: 971-982
IxTheo Classification:NCA Ethics
VA Philosophy
ZB Sociology
ZC Politics in general
Further subjects:B Progress
B Moral mistakes
B Hedging
B Moral uncertainty
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