Normativity / Judith Jarvis Thomson.

Author/creator Thomson, Judith Jarvis
Format Book
Publication InfoChicago, Ill. : Open Court, ©2008.
Descriptionix, 271 pages ; 23 cm
Subjects

Contents Goodness -- Goodness properties -- Expressivism -- Betterness relations -- Virtue/kind properties -- Correctness properties (acts) -- Correctness properties (mental states) -- Reasons-for (mental states) -- Reasons-for (acts) -- On some views about "ought" : relativism, dilemmas, means-ends -- On some views about "ought" : belief, outcomes, epistemic ought -- Directives -- Addendum 1: "Red" and "good" -- Addendum 2: Correctness -- Addendum 3: Reasons -- Addendum 4: Reasoning.
Abstract "A work in metaethics that focuses on the two types of normative judgments, evaluative judgments and directive judgments; how the two interconnect; and what makes them true when they are true"--Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2008027129
ISBN9780812696585 (trade paper : alk. paper)
ISBN0812696581 (trade paper : alk. paper)