Is it merely a matter of taste or convention to consider something right or wrong? Or can we find good reasons for our values and judgements that are independent of culture and tradition? The problem is as old as philosophy itself; and after more than two millennia of scholarly debate, there seems no end to the controversy. But Christian Illies suggests that powerful new forms of transcendental argument (a philosophical tool known since antiquity) may offer a long-sought cornerstone for morality.

• Preface


• 1: Claims and Counter-claims: A General Introduction to Moral Realism


• 2: The Promise of Transcendental Arguments


• 3: The Argument from Discourse


• 4: The Argument from Agency


• 5: The Argument from Normative Consistency and the Goodnes of Truth and Freedom


• 6: Truth and Beyond


• References


• Index