Four Faces of Moral Realism
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4759944 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Stephen Finlay (0000-0001-7533-5188) |
| Year | 2007 |
| Volume | 2 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 820-849 |
| Publication date | 2007-11-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Philosophy Compass (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1747-9991 • E-ISSN: 1747-9991 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1747-9991.2007.00100.x |
| OpenAlex | W2147771330 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 13 |
| References cited | 33 |
This article explains for a general philosophical audience the central issues and strategies in the contemporary moral realism debate. It critically surveys the contribution of some recent scholarship, representing expressivist and pragmatist nondescriptivism (Mark Timmons, Hilary Putnam), subjectivist and nonsubjectivist naturalism (Michael Smith, Paul Bloomfield, Philippa Foot), nonnaturalism (Russ Shafer-Landau, T. M. Scanlon) and error theory (Richard Joyce). Four different faces of 'moral realism' are distinguished: semantic, ontological, metaphysical and normative. The debate is presented as taking shape under dialectical pressure from the demands of (i) capturing the moral appearances; and (ii) reconciling morality with our understanding of the mind and world
Dialectic · Epistemology · Expressivism · Metaphysics · Moral psychology · Moral realism · Morality · Naturalism · Normative · Pragmatism · Realism · Subjectivism · Epistemology, Ethics, and Metaphysics · Philosophical Ethics and Theory · Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment · Philosophy
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| Unique citing works | 13 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,68 |
| Citation span | 2007 - 2025 (19) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 13 |