The Later Wittgenstein and Moral Philosophy

• Main Author: De Mesel, Benjamin (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Series: Nordic Wittgenstein Studies, 4
• Subjects: Ethics.; Statistics .; Philosophy.; Mathematics-Philosophy.; Moral Philosophy.; Statistical Theory and Methods.; History of Philosophy.; Philosophy of Mathematics.

This book shows that Ludwig Wittgenstein's later philosophical methods can be fruitfully applied to several problems in contemporary moral philosophy. The author considers Wittgenstein's ethical views and addresses such topics as meta-ethics, objectivity in ethics and moral perception. Rea...