Why Response-Dependence Theories of Morality are False

Many response-dependence theorists equate moral truth with the generation of some affective psychological response: what makes this action wrong, as opposed to right, is that it would cause (or merit) affective response of type R (perhaps under ideal conditions). Since our affective nature is purely...

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Main Author: Randel Koons, Jeremy (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Springer Science + Business Media B. V 2003
In: Ethical theory and moral practice
Year: 2003, Volume: 6, Issue: 3, Pages: 275-294
Further subjects:B Morality
B Response-dependence
B Value
B Relativism
B Disposition
B Emotion
B Affect
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