Telling Right from Wrong
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ISBN: 0879752971 / Publisher: Humanities Press, July 1985
The controversial author discusses past theories of morality, the language of right and wrong, and the principles of modern ethics
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An innovative analysis and discussion of moral language and the assumptions underlying its use. In distinguishing truly moral statements from those of mere opinion Mr. Cooney contends that much of our prescriptive language pertaining to such controversial issues as gambling, abortion, capitol punishment, homosexuality, prostitution, divorce, freedom of speech and expression, pornography, and others is devoid of moral content.
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