The Is-ought Problem: An Investigation in Philosophical Logic (Trends in Logic)

G. Schurz

ISBN 10: 9048147956 / ISBN 13: 9789048147953

Published by Springer, 1997

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344 pages. 9.25x6.10x0.79 inches. In Stock.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Is-ought Problem: An Investigation in Philosophical Logic (Trends in Logic)
• Publisher: Springer
• Publication Date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9048147956
• ISBN 13: 9789048147953
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 0.54 kilograms

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Synopsis

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.

Review

`... anyone interested in deontic logic should benefit from the insights of this book. ... the work is clearly written and excellently edited.'
History and Philosophy of Logic, 19 (1998)