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On the Possibility of Wholesale Moral ErrorRatio 34 (3): 236-247. 2021.The moral error theory, it seems, could be true. The mere possibility of its truth might also seem inconsequential. But it is not. For, I argue, there is a sense in which the moral error theory is possible that generates an argument against both non‐cognitivism and moral naturalism. I argue that it is an epistemic possibility that morality is subject to some form of wholesale error of the kind that would make the moral error theory true. Denying this possibility has three unwelcome consequences …Read more
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Meta-Ethical Quietism? Wittgenstein, Relaxed Realism, and Countercultures in Meta-EthicsIn Jonathan Beale & Rach Cosker-Rowland (eds.), Wittgenstein and Contemporary Moral Philosophy, . forthcoming.Ludwig Wittgenstein has often been called a quietist. His work has inspired a rich and varied array of theories in moral philosophy. Some prominent meta-ethicists have also been called quietists, or ‘relaxed’ as opposed to ‘robust’ realists, sometimes with explicit reference to Wittgenstein in attempts to clarify their views. In this chapter, I compare and contrast these groups of theories and draw out their importance for contemporary meta-ethical debate. They represent countercultures to conte…Read more
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Areas of Specialization
Metaphysics |
Meta-Ethics |
Normative Ethics |
Metaontology |
Metaphilosophy |
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