Is Objective Moral Justification Possible on a Quasi-realist Foundation
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8063204 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Simon Blackburn (0000-0001-5600-3196, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1999 |
| Volume | 42 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 213-227 |
| Publication date | 1999-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Inquiry (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0020-174X • E-ISSN: 1502-3923 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/002017499321552 |
| OpenAlex | W2049392478 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 21 |
| References cited | 1 |
This essay juxtaposes the position in metaethics defended, expressivism with quasirealistic trimmings, with the ancient problem of relativism. It argues that, perhaps surprisingly, there is less of a problem of normative truth on this approach than on others. Because ethics is not in the business of representing aspects of the world, there is no way to argue for a plurality of moral truths, simply from the existence of a plurality of moral opinions. The essay also argues that other approaches, which superficially seem better adapted to defending robust and substantive conceptions of moral truth, in fact face more danger from the threat of relativism. This is particularly so in the case of 'secondary quality' or 'response-dependent' approaches, but also in the case of certain kinds of constructivism
Constructivism (international relations · Epistemology · Expressivism · Face (sociological concept · Foundation (evidence · International relations · Moral psychology · Moral relativism · Normative · Political science · Relativism · Sociology · Ethics in medical practice · Philosophical Ethics and Theory · Theology and Philosophy of Evil · Law · Philosophy
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Driving the Chariot North
Creeping Minimalism and Subject Matter
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Superspreading the word
Which answers to the now what question collapse into abolitionism (if any)
How to Be a Self-Effacing Consequentializing Quasi-Realist
Deep Conceptual Moral Disagreements
On What Matters
Moral Relativism and the Concept of Culture
Nothing ‘Mere’ to It
Towards an adequate ethical theory
Expressivism and moral independence
Quasi‐realism and Relativism
We Have to Go Where the Money Is’—Dilemmas in the Role of Nutrition Scientists
The Moral Universe
Is Metaethics Morally Neutral
Do Normative Judgements Aim to Represent the World
The Normative and the Evaluative
A Priori Knowledge
| Unique citing works | 21 |
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| Citations per year | 0,88 |
| Citation span | 2002 - 2026 (25) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 21 |