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by Hadley Arkes

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This book restores to us an understanding that was once settled in the "moral sciences" that there are propositions, in morals and law, which are not only true but which cannot be otherwise. It was understood in the past that, in morals or in mathematics, our knowledge begins with certain axioms that must hold true of necessity; that the principles drawn from these axioms hold true universally, unaffected by variations in local "cultures"; and that the presence of these axioms makes it possible to have, in the domain of morals, some right answers. Hadley Arkes restates the grounds of that older understanding and unfolds its implications for the most vexing political problems of our day.


The author turns first to the classic debate between Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas. After establishing the groundwork and properties of moral propositions, he traces their application in such issues as selective conscientious objection, justifications for war, the war in Vietnam, a nation's obligation to intervene abroad, the notion of supererogatory acts, the claims of "privacy," and the problem of abortion.

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An Inquiry into the first principles of morals and justice: This book restores to us an understanding that was once settled in the 'moral sciences': that there are propositions, in morals and law, which are not only true but which cannot be otherwise.

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  • Title First Things: An Inquiry Into the First Principles of Morals and Justice
  • Author Hadley Arkes
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition 3rd Printing
  • Pages 447
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Princeton University Press, Princeton, New Jersey
  • Publication date 1986-08-21
  • ISBN 9780691022475 / 069102247X
  • Weight 1.36 lbs (0.62 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.29 x 6.08 x 1.07 in (23.60 x 15.44 x 2.72 cm)
  • Category Philosophy
  • Library of Congress subjects Ethics, Social justice
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 85043267
  • Dewey Decimal Code 170
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