Moral Disagreements

<p>Can moral disagreements be rationally resolved? Can universal human rights be defended in face of moral disagreements? <br>The problem of moral disagreement is one of the central problems in moral thinking. It also provides a stimulating stepping-stone to some of the perennial problems of philosophy such as relativism scepticism and objectivity. <em>Moral Disagreements</em> is the first anthology to bring together classic and contemporary readings on this key topic. Clearly divided into five parts; The Historical Debate; Voices from Anthropology; Challenges to Moral Objectivity; Defenses of Moral Objectivity; and New Directions the anthology presents readings from the following key thinkers:<br>* Sextus Empiricus Chagnon Wong MacIntyre<br>* Aquinas Shweder Brink Rawls<br>* Montaigne Turner Nussbaum Narayan<br>* Hume Mackie Gewirth<br>* Nietzsche Williams Berlin.<br>A distinctive feature of the anthology is that it brings philosophers into dialogue with well-known anthropologists. Also included is a comprehensive introduction by Christopher Gowans introducing the problem of moral disagreement to those coming to the topic for the first time.</p>