There’s been a great discussion on an earlier thread about expressivism. I don’t want to kill it off, but I do want to raise a […] Read More
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Suppose that Sue’s considered opinion was that Joe had all things considered most reason to do one thing. In what sense could Sue, in consistency […] Read More
Well, since the comments on my last post were so interesting and helpful, let’s see how things go with this, another apparent problem with Chisholm’s […] Read More
Here’s a problem with Roderick Chisholm’s well-known account of intrinsic goodness I’d like solved, and I bet some of you will know how to solve […] Read More
There’s an interesting interview with Peter Singer in todays Salon.com. The webpage is posted beneath the fold.
Re: Putnam’s Introduction to Ethics Without Ontology In this post, I’ll briefly discuss the main moves made by Putnam in the introductory chapter. I’ll focus […] Read More
Hi Friends, I’ll be reading Putnam’s relatively new book, Ethics without Ontology over the next month, and will post summaries and commentaries on each […] Read More
Let’s say a theory in normative ethics is subjectivist just in case, according to it, what one ought to do is determined ultimately by the […] Read More
The marginal cases argument (MCA) has been used very effectively in defense of the direct moral standing of sentient non-humans. Any being that has direct […] Read More