Cover of The sources of normativity

Book 1996

The sources of normativity

6 readers

Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Language
English
Published
1996
  • Normativity (Ethics)
  • Ethics
  • Philosophy
  • Ethics & moral philosophy
  • Ethical Theory

Ethical concepts are, or purport to be, normative. But where does their authority over us come from? Korsgaard identifies 4 accounts of the source of normativity, traces their history and compares their early and contemporary versions.