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This book addresses some basic questions about intrinsic value: What is it? What has it? What justifies our beliefs about it? In the first six chapters the author defends the existence of a plurality of intrinsic goods, the thesis of organic unities, the view that some goods are 'higher' than others, and the view that intrinsic value can be explicated in terms of 'fitting' emotional attitudes. The final three chapters explore the justification of our beliefs about intrinsic value, including coherence theories and the idea that some value beliefs are warranted on the basis of emotional experience. Professor Lemos defends the view that some value beliefs enjoy 'modest' a priori justification. The book is intended primarily for professional philosophers and their graduate students working in ethics, value theory, and epistemology.Product Identifiers
PublisherCambridge University Press
ISBN-139780521462075
eBay Product ID (ePID)88337191
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Book TitleIntrinsic Value: Concept and Warrant
AuthorNoah M. Lemos
FormatHardcover
LanguageEnglish
TopicPopular Philosophy
Publication Year1994
Dimensions
Item Height224mm
Item Width144mm
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Title_AuthorNoah M. Lemos
Series TitleCambridge Studies in Philosophy
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom