How to think on moral issues? Richard Mervyn Hare’s conception Cover Image

Jak myśleć o sprawach moralnych? Koncepcja Richarda Mervyna Hare’a
How to think on moral issues? Richard Mervyn Hare’s conception

Author(s): Danuta Ślęczek-Czakon
Subject(s): Philosophy
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Śląskiego
Keywords: meta-ethics; prescriptivism; critical thinking; the essence of morality

Summary/Abstract: The paper deals with moral theory by Richard Mervyn Hare (1919—2002), British philosopher and meta-ethicist, who searched for the moral thinking in setting the agreement between formalism and utilitarianism. Having discussed basic axioms of Hare’s prescriptivism the author discusses it critically.

  • Issue Year: 2011
  • Issue No: 29
  • Page Range: 257-275
  • Page Count: 19
  • Language: Polish