Post-Pragmatic Ethics: Consequences of Neopragmatism on Truth in Ethics

Abstract

What are the consequences of Neopragmatism on truth in ethics? In the development of pragmatism, from its beginnings in Charles Sanders Peirce to one of its current incarnations in the philosophy of Richard Rorty, "truth" has received a variety of treatments. I will argue that one of the main consequences ofNeopragmatism is that our anchor is gone; there is no foundational truth in ethics. Once foundational truth is eliminated from our ethical considerations, one is left to wonder what, exactly, is left of ethics? Various critiques of traditional theories of ethics are presented, specifically against the notion of an absolute moral criterion for judgment. Yet, in the end, one must to continue to wonder, what is ethics?

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Thesis Completion

2005

Semester

Fall

Advisor

Stanlick, Nancy A.

Degree

Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)

College

College of Arts and Sciences

Degree Program

Philosophy

Subjects

Arts and Sciences -- Dissertations, Academic; Dissertations, Academic -- Arts and Sciences

Format

Print

Identifier

DP0021954

Language

English

Access Status

Open Access

Length of Campus-only Access

None

Document Type

Honors in the Major Thesis

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