Review of Owen Abbott, Social Theorists of Morality: Essays on Moral Agency

The “new sociology of morality” has emerged in the last two decades as an ambitious field aiming to study morality in its real-world complexity and to find conscientious ways to ground normative claims in these empirical observations. As this book exemplifies, Owen Abbott is one of the leading scho...

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Publicado no:URI:https://journals.openedition.org/ejpap,
Autor principal: Huebner, Daniel R.
Formato: Article ou chapitre numérique
Idioma:Anglais
Publicado em: European Journal of Pragmatism and American Philosophy 2025
Acesso em linha:Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM
Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM
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Resumo:The “new sociology of morality” has emerged in the last two decades as an ambitious field aiming to study morality in its real-world complexity and to find conscientious ways to ground normative claims in these empirical observations. As this book exemplifies, Owen Abbott is one of the leading scholars to challenge this scholarship to realize its ambitions. After an introduction that lays out the background, stakes, and goals, the book consists of eight detailed, critical studies of moral th...