Some Metaethical Desiderata and the Conceptual Resources of Theism

In this paper, I argue that theists are extremely well-situated with respect to developing metaethical accounts that qualify as ‘robust’ versions of moral realism. In the first part of the essay, a number of metaethical desiderata are identified. In the second part, theistic strategies for accommoda...

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Autor principal: Jordan, Matthew Carey (Author)
Tipo de documento: Recurso Electrónico Artigo
Idioma:Inglês
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Interlibrary Loan:Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany)
Publicado em: 2011
Em: Sophia
Ano: 2011, Volume: 50, Número: 1, Páginas: 39-55
Outras palavras-chave:B Moral Realism
B God and morality
B Platitudes
B Metaethics
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Resumo:In this paper, I argue that theists are extremely well-situated with respect to developing metaethical accounts that qualify as ‘robust’ versions of moral realism. In the first part of the essay, a number of metaethical desiderata are identified. In the second part, theistic strategies for accommodating those desiderata are explained and defended. The upshot is that, contrary to the received philosophical wisdom, there are good theoretical reasons for theistic philosophers to seek to develop metaethical accounts that ground moral facts in facts about God.
ISSN:1873-930X
Obras secundárias:Enthalten in: Sophia
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1007/s11841-010-0165-9