How to Argue for the Error Theory

Richard Joyce’s new book, Morality: From Error to Fiction, is a sophisticated and enjoyable work. While the book’s ambitions and structure are similar to those of Joyce’s 2001 book, The Myth of Morality, there are also several important differences. This time Joyce’s case for moral error theory appe...

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Subtitles:Symposium on Richard Joyce’s Morality
Authors: Moberger, Victor 1974- (Author) ; Olson, Jonas ca. 20./21. Jh. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Interlibrary Loan:Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany)
Published: 2025
In: International journal for the study of skepticism
Year: 2025, Volume: 15, Issue: 4, Pages: 307-322
Further subjects:B Joyce
B Mackie
B ontological naturalism
B moral error theory
B Indeterminacy
B conceptual claim
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