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On Moral Certainty, Justification and Practice

A Wittgensteinian Perspective

Palgrave Macmillan

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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
  2. Introduction

    • Julia Hermann
    Pages 1-19
  3. Basic Concepts

    • Julia Hermann
    Pages 20-39
  4. Certainty

    • Julia Hermann
    Pages 40-66
  5. Moral Justification

    • Julia Hermann
    Pages 67-85
  6. Moral Certainty

    • Julia Hermann
    Pages 86-118
  7. Moral Competence

    • Julia Hermann
    Pages 119-166
  8. Objections

    • Julia Hermann
    Pages 167-192
  9. Conclusion

    • Julia Hermann
    Pages 193-196
  10. Back Matter

    Pages 197-215

About this book

Taking inspiration from the later Wittgenstein, On Moral Certainty, Justification and Practice explores the practical basis of human morality. It offers an account of moral certainty, which it links with a view of moral competence. Drawing on everyday examples, it is shown how morality is grounded in action, not in reasoning.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Utrecht University, The Netherlands

    Julia Hermann

About the author

Julia Hermann is a researcher at Utrecht University in the Netherlands. Her current project concerns the meta-ethical implications of evolutionary explanations of morality. She has previously been a lecturer in social philosophy at Maastricht University. Hermann has published on Wittgenstein, Ryle, moral learning and moral normativity.

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