''Moral Knowledge'' is a 2019 book by

Sarah McGrath Sarah McGrath (born 1972) is an American philosopher and professor of philosophy at Princeton University. She is known for her works on meta-ethics and moral epistemology. Books * ''Moral Knowledge'', Oxford University Press 2019 References E ...

in which the author discusses possibilities, sources, and vulnerabilities of moral knowledge.

Synopsis

Sarah McGrath deals with different topics on the basis of the «working hypothesis» that she states in the opening chapter, according to which moral knowledge can be acquired and lost in any of the ways in which we acquire and lose ordinary empirical knowledge. The hypothesis consists of two parts: (1) any source of empirical knowledge is also a potential source of moral knowledge; (2) our efforts to acquire and preserve moral knowledge are subject to frustration in all of the same ways that our efforts to acquire and preserve ordinary empirical knowledge are. Chapters 2, 3, and 4 are devoted to defending the first part of the working hypothesis, whereas the second part is defended in Chapter 5; the concluding chapter contains a summary of the theses argued for by McGrath.

Reception

The book was reviewed in the ''

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'' (by

Hallvard Lillehammer Hallvard Lillehammer is a professor of philosophy at University of Sheffield. His research relates to the interpretation and criticism of basic ideas in moral and political thought, including reason, objectivity, impartiality, autonomy, responsibi ...

), ''Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews'' (by

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), ''

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'' (by Eric Wilkinson) and '' Philosophical Inquiries'' (by Luciana Ceri).

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*{{cite web , last1=McGrath , first1=Sarah , title=Moral Knowledge , url=https://global.oup.com/academic/product/moral-knowledge-9780198805410?cc=us&lang=en& , publisher=Oxford University Press , date=18 February 2020 2019 non-fiction books Oxford University Press books English-language non-fiction books Ethics books Metaethics