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37A Kantian Solution to Thompson’s Puzzle about JusticeProceedings of the Xxii World Congress of Philosophy 10 91-99. 2008.In a recent paper, Michael Thompson (2006) argues that there is a problem about justice that holds for Aristotlean, Humean, and Kantian views of ethics. To see his problem, consider the normative judgment that “X wronged Y by killing her.” Thompson thinks that Aristotelian, Humean, and Kantian views can show why Xdid something wrong by killing Y but they cannot show that X wronged Y, at least not without taking on intolerable moral, metaphysical, or epistemological commitments. I argue that the …Read more
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23Self-Evidence and Disagreement in EthicsJournal of Ethics and Social Philosophy 5 (3): 1-17. 2011.Moral epistemology, like general epistemology, faces a regress problem. Suppose someone demands to know why I am justified in holding a moral belief. In a typical case, I will respond by citing a further moral belief that justifies it. A regress arises because, in order for this further belief to justify anything, it too must be justified. According to a traditional position in moral epistemology, moral foundationalism, the regress comes to an end with some moral beliefs. Moral foundationalism i…Read more
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Areas of Interest
Epistemology |
Applied Ethics |
Meta-Ethics |
Normative Ethics |