Program

Research Programs: Fellowships for College Teachers and Independent Scholars

Period of Performance

9/1/1972 - 5/31/1973

Funding Totals

$11,250.00 (approved)
$11,250.00 (awarded)


The Foundations of Moral Skepticism

FAIN: FB-11449-72

Swarthmore College (Swarthmore, PA 19081-1390)
Hans F. Oberdiek (Project Director: September 1972 to present)

A book exploring the basis of moral skepticism. The thesis is that the major forms of moral skepticism lack a reason defense, and that both moral skepticism and moral dogmatism are twin aspects of the crisis in which our civilization finds itself.