Why Jonas Olson Cannot Believe the Error Theory Either
Jonas Olson writes that “a plausible moral error theory must be an error theory about all irreducible normativity”. I agree. But unlike Olson, I think we cannot believe this error theory. In this symposium contribution, I first argue that Olson should say that reasons for belief are irreducibly norm...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Brill
2016
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Journal of moral philosophy
Year: 2016, Volume: 13, Issue: 4, Pages: 419-436 |
| Further subjects: | B
Jonas Olson
B Error Theory B reasons for belief B irreducible normativity |
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| Summary: | Jonas Olson writes that “a plausible moral error theory must be an error theory about all irreducible normativity”. I agree. But unlike Olson, I think we cannot believe this error theory. In this symposium contribution, I first argue that Olson should say that reasons for belief are irreducibly normative. I then argue that if reasons for belief are irreducibly normative, we cannot believe an error theory about all irreducible normativity. I then explain why I think Olson's objections to this argument fail. I end by showing that Olson cannot defend his view as a partly revisionary alternative to an error theory about all irreducible normativity. |
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| ISSN: | 1745-5243 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of moral philosophy
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/17455243-01304003 |