In Defense Of Moral Realism
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7525899 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Anthony M Matteo (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1996 |
| Volume | 1996 |
| Issue | 106 |
| Pages | 64-76 |
| Publication date | 1996-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Telos (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0090-6514 • E-ISSN: 1940-459X |
| Publisher | Telos (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.3817/1296106064 |
| OpenAlex | W2330394521 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 4 |
Near the beginning of the Nicomachean Ethics, Aristotle claims that “our discussion will be adequate if its degree of clarity reflects the subject matter.” Those who seek to give a proper “theoretical” account of some enterprise, but who neglect this wise Aristotelian counsel, do so at their own peril. Aristotle is urging that sound theory should reflect and elucidate actual practice. When philosophical speculation loses touch with such practice, it tends to caricature what it ought to clarify. For example, Steven Weinberg points out the disparity that often exists between the view of science one finds expounded by some contemporary “philosophers of science” and that presupposed by those really engaged in scientific research: “From time to time I have tried to read current work on the philosophy of science
CLARITY · Curriculum · Economics · Epistemology · Ethical theory · Neglect · Philosophy of science · Political science · Scientific realism · Scientific theory · Sociology · Speculation · Subject (documents · Subject matter · Academic and Historical Perspectives in Psychology · Computer Science · Environmental, Ecological, and Cultural Studies · Law · Philosophy · Psychology · Sociology and Cultural Identity Studies
| Unique citing works | 6 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,19 |
| Citation span | 1995 - 2019 (25) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |