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Sinnott-Armstrong, Walter Preston was born on May 1, 1955 in Memphis, Tennessee, United States. Son of Walter Preston Junior and Alice (McKee) Armstrong.
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Philosophy of Law: Classic and Contemporary Readings with Commentary
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Ideal for undergraduate courses in philosophy of law, this comprehensive anthology examines such topics as the concept of law, the dispute between natural law theorists and legal positivists, the relations between law and morality, criminal responsibility and legal punishment, the rights of the individual against the state, justice and equality, and legal evidence as compared with scientific evidence. The readings have been selected from both philosophy and law journals and include classic texts, contemporary theoretical developments, and well-known recent court cases. The text features extensive introductions that make even the most profound writings accessible to undergraduates.
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Moral Skepticisms
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Sinnott-Armstrong here provides an extensive survey of the difficult subject of moral beliefs. He covers theories that grapple with questions of morality such as naturalism, normativism, intuitionism, and coherentism. He then defends his own theory that he calls "moderate moral skepticism," which is that moral beliefs can be justified, but not extremely justified.
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Understanding Arguments: An Introduction to Informal Logic
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Construct effective arguments with UNDERSTANDING ARGUMENTS: AN INTRODUCTION TO INFORMAL LOGIC, 8th Edition. Primarily an introduction to informal logic, this text provides a guide to understanding and constructing arguments in the context of academic studies and subsequent professional careers. Exercises, discussion questions, and readings help clarify difficult concepts and make the material meaningful and useful.
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Cengage Advantage Books: Understanding Arguments: An Introduction to Informal Logic
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ADVANGEBOOKS - UNDERSTANDING ARGUMENTS: AN INTRODUCTION TO INFORMAL LOGIC, 9E shows readers how to construct arguments in everyday life, using everyday language. In addition, this easy-to-read textbook also devotes three chapters to the formal aspects of logic including forms of argument, as well as propositional, categorical, and quantificational logic. Plus, this edition helps readers apply informal logic to legal, moral, scientific, religious, and philosophical scenarios, too.
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Cengage Advantage Books: Understanding Arguments, Concise Edition
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CENGAGE ADVANTAGE BOOKS: UNDERSTANDING ARGUMENTS, CONCISE EDITION, 1E uses everyday life experiences to teach the basics of informal logic. By taking out the non-essential instruction, this edition hones in on the "argument construction" involved in day-to-day life, and how to do it better. Plus, to round out the discussion, CENGAGE ADVANTAGE BOOKS: UNDERSTANDING ARGUMENTS, CONCISE EDITION, 1E includes a three-chapter overview of formal logic as well.
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Modality, Morality and Belief: Essays in Honor of Ruth Barcan Marcus MODALITY, MORALITY AND BELIEF: ESSAYS IN HONOR OF RUTH BARCAN MARCUS By Sinnott-Armstrong, Walter ( Author )Jan-01-2009 Paperback
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(Moral Skepticisms) Author: Walter Sinnott-Armstrong published on (May, 2008)
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Moral Dilemmas (Philosophical Theory)
(Unresolvable moral dilemmas seem to be common in everyday...)
Unresolvable moral dilemmas seem to be common in everyday life as well as in classical and contemporary literature, but the dominant traditions of moral philosophy deny that such dilemmas are even possible. In this book, the author argues that unresolvable moral dilemmas are both possible and actual. In his response to opponents, he sets out to show why moral dilemmas are important to the purposes and limits of moral theory, to the debate between moral realists and anti-realists, and to policies in areas where moral dilemmas arise. Illustrating the text with examples, the book intended to be clear enough for advanced undergraduate courses in moral philosophy, yet detailed enough to contribute to the debate among professionals.
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- Moral Skepticisms 1st edition by Sinnott-Armstrong, Walter (2007) Paperback
- Finding Consciousness: The Neuroscience, Ethics, and Law of Severe Brain Damage (Oxford Series in Neuroscience, Law, and Philosophy) (Modern medicine enables us to keep many people alive afte...)
Walter Preston Sinnott-Armstrong
Edit ProfileEducation
Bachelor, Amherst College, 1977; Doctor of Philosophy, Yale University, 1982.
Career
Professor philosophy Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, since 1981. Visiting professor Princeton Center for Human Values, 2005—2006.
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book
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Philosophy of Law: Classic and Contemporary Readings with Commentary
(Ideal for undergraduate courses in philosophy of law, thi...)
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Moral Dilemmas (Philosophical Theory)
(Unresolvable moral dilemmas seem to be common in everyday...)
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Cengage Advantage Books: Understanding Arguments: An Introduction to Informal Logic
(ADVANGEBOOKS - UNDERSTANDING ARGUMENTS: AN INTRODUCTION T...)
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Finding Consciousness: The Neuroscience, Ethics, and Law of Severe Brain Damage (Oxford Series in Neuroscience, Law, and Philosophy)
(Modern medicine enables us to keep many people alive afte...)
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Cengage Advantage Books: Understanding Arguments, Concise Edition
(CENGAGE ADVANTAGE BOOKS: UNDERSTANDING ARGUMENTS, CONCISE...)
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Understanding Arguments: An Introduction to Informal Logic
(Construct effective arguments with UNDERSTANDING ARGUMENT...)
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Moral Skepticisms
(Sinnott-Armstrong here provides an extensive survey of th...)
- Moral Skepticisms 1st edition by Sinnott-Armstrong, Walter (2007) Paperback
- Modality, Morality and Belief: Essays in Honor of Ruth Barcan Marcus MODALITY, MORALITY AND BELIEF: ESSAYS IN HONOR OF RUTH BARCAN MARCUS By Sinnott-Armstrong, Walter ( Author )Jan-01-2009 Paperback
- (Moral Skepticisms) Author: Walter Sinnott-Armstrong published on (May, 2008)
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Philosophy of Law: Classic and Contemporary Readings with Commentary
Membership
Member American Philosophical Association (life).
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Married Elizabeth Vinal Sinnott, July 2, 1977. Children: Miranda, Nicholas.
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1977
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1982
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1981