Mark Platts is responsible for the first systematic presentation of truth-conditional semantics and for turning a generation of philosophers on to the Davidsonian program. He is also a pioneer in discussions of moral realism, and has made important contributions to bioethics, the philosophy of human rights and moral responsibility. This book is a tribute to Platts's pioneering work in these areas, featuring contributions from number of leading scholars of his work from the US, UK and Mexico. It features replies to (...) the individual essays from Platts, as well as a concluding chapter reflecting on his philosophical career from Oxford to Mexico City. Mind, Language and Morality will be of interest to philosophers across a wide range of areas, including ethics, moral psychology, philosophy of law, and philosophy of language. (shrink)

La proliferación del lenguaje de los derechos tras el fin de la Segunda Guerra Mundial ha supuesto para algunos pensadores la pérdida de la fuerza de las demandas basadas en ellos. El autor repasa las criticas de quienes dirigen sus dardos contra la concepción liberal del lenguaje de los derechos, que pretenden poner en entredicho algunas de sus bases y de ahí pasan a criticar el uso extensivo del lenguaje de los derechos. Parcero sostiene que una teoría de los derechos (...) tiene que abordar hoy, entre muchas otras teorías normativas, analíticas y empíricas, el problema del uso del lenguaje de los derechos. (shrink)