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Introduction and ContextSo far it looks like if we’re moral realists (i.e., we believe there are objective moral facts) we are in deep doo-doo. In Why Be Moral, Glaucon and Adeimantus compellingly argue that it’s better to appear moral than to actually be moral. The Euthyphro dilemma shows that appealing to God can’t, on its […]
Read More The Moral Problem: Michael SmithNotes and Thoughts on Parfit’s “On What Matters”, Vol. 2, Chapter on NormativityOh! Before we start…Welcome my 100th published post! That’s a lot of rambling…Thank you for reading my stuff. Here are a couple of fun facts about my blog: Total number of visits 6787Most visits in a month 548 in Feb 2012Strangest Stat: I’ve had […]
Read More Normativity and Misunderstandings: ParfitNotes and Thoughts on Bernard Williams’ Internal and External ReasonsKey Quote: “Does believing that a particular consideration is a reason to act in a particular way provide, or indeed constitute, a motivation to act?”OverviewOne of the central debates within meta-ethics is between the various strands of naturalism, on the one side, and those of non-naturalism […]
Read More How To Turn An Assailant Into Your Friend: Internalism vs Externalism
Wrestling with Philosophy 