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Moral realism, quasi‐realism and moral steadfastness [PDF]
Ratio, 2021 AbstractSome moral propositions are so obviously true that we refuse to doubt them, even where we believe that many people disagree. Following Fritz and McPherson, I call our behaviour in such cases ‘moral steadfastness’. In this paper, I argue for two metaethical implications of moral steadfastness.
Chamberlain, J. +2 more
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MORAL REALISM AND EXPERT DISAGREEMENT [PDF]
Trames, 2020 The fact of moral disagreement is often raised as a problem for moral realism. The idea is that disagreement amongst people or communities on moral issues is to be taken as evidence that there are no objective moral facts.
Prabhpal Singh
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Towards Cognitive Moral Quasi-Realism
Philosophies, 2018 There is a long-standing discussion concerning the nature of moral discourse. Multiple views range from realism—according to which moral discourse is closer to scientific discourse than to fictional discourse—to anti-realism—according to which moral ...
Eduardo García-Ramírez
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Moral Realism and Anti-Realism in Later Wittgenstein
Metaphysics, 2011 By emphasis on cognitive aspect of moral realism, this article surveys various divisions in moral realism and anti-realism and, regarding later Wittgenstein's courses, it explores his views about this matter.
A Sabramiz, S Dabagh
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Normativity, moral realism, and unmasking explanations [PDF]
Theoria, 2010 In this paper, I argue that moral projectivism cannot be coherently fix the content of our moral responses. To this purpose, I develop a number of arguments against moral dispositionalism and, in this context, I challenge both David Lewis ...
Josep CORBÍ
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The explanationist argument for moral realism [PDF]
, 2011 In this paper I argue that the explanationist argument in favour of moral realism fails. According to this argument, the ability of putative moral properties to feature in good explanations provides strong evidence for, or entails, the metaphysical ...
Sinclair, Neil
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How to define ‘Moral Realism’ [PDF]
Pizhūhish/hā-yi Falsafī- Kalāmī, 2020 Moral realism is the doctrine that some propositions asserting that some action is ‘morally’ good (obligatory, bad, or wrong) are true. This paper examines three different definitions of what it is for an action to be ‘morally’ good (with corresponding ...
Richard Swinburne
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A Critical Investigation into Moral Error Theory [PDF]
حکمت و فلسفه, 2012 Moral Error Theory was formulated by J. L. Mackie and later modified and supported by other scholars, including Richard Joyce. The theory has been so influential that some authorities consider new realism of late 20th century a response to Moral Error ...
gholamhoseyn tavakoli
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The contstructivistic defence of the objectivity of moral standards and natural law that does not require the debate on moral realism [PDF]
Filozofija i Društvo, 2017 The main goal of Kenneth R. Westphal’s How Hume and Kant Reconstruct Natural Law: Justifying Strict Objectivity without Debating Moral Realism is to defend the objectivity of moral standards and natural law and thus avoid the discussion about ...
Šljukić Slavenko
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Normative Reasons, Epistemic Autonomy, and Accountability to God
Religions, 2023 According to many, human autonomy is necessary for moral action and yet incompatible with being morally accountable to God’s divine commands. By issuing commands that ground normative facts, God demands our accountability without understanding our ...
Brandon Rickabaugh
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