Principles and customs in moral philosophy

Metaphilosophy 24 (1-2):14-32 (1993)
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This discussion explores skepticism about moral principles, the diminishing authority of principles in much recent moral philosophy, transformations of rationalism that result, and the possibility of morality within the bounds of custom alone.

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