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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
What Does Value Matter? The Interest -Relational Theory of the Semantics and Metaphysics of Value
Abstract
dc:description"This analysis drives a critique of a common practice as a misuse of normative language. The ""absolutist"" attempts to use and, as philosopher, analyze normative language in such a way as to justify the imposition of certain interests over others. But these uses and analyses are incoherent---in denying relativity to particular desires they conflict with the actual meaning of these utterances, which is always indexed to some particular set of desires."
Degree
thesis:*- Name thesis:degree_name
- Ph.D.
- Level thesis:degree_level
- Dissertation
- Discipline thesis:degree_discipline
- Philosophy
- Grantor
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Year dc:date
- 2015
Author and committee
dc:creator, dc:contributor.*- Author dc:creator
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- Finlay, Stephen F.
- Contributors dc:contributor
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- Wallace, James D.
Subjects
dc:subject × 1Rights
- Language dc:language
- eng
Identifiers
dc:identifier.*- Identifier
- (MiAaPQ)AAI3023056
- OAI identifier oai:identifier
- oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/87581