This article examines the criticisms and debates about Cornell realism.While critics,like Shafer-Landau,Tropman,Oliveira and Perrine,reject the claim by Cornell realism that moral knowledge can be empirically investig...
Synthesizing the metaethical aspects of George Lakoff’s conception of Strict Father Morality(SFM)and Divine Command Theory(DCT)helps us to have a better understanding of the Trump phenomenon,US President Trump regula...
Warren Quinn’s Radioman example makes vivid one of the strongest objectivist critiques of subjectivism:that an agent’s desires lack the power to rationalize her actions.The force of Radioman,however,derives from mak...
This paper reflects on the challenge that emotivism in moral philosophy sets for traditional cultures rooted in and shaped by natural wisdom. One could argue that Western and Chinese civilizations remain utterly incom...
In his essay "Nietzsche's Metaethics: Against the Privilege Readings," Brian Leiter critically examines Richard Schacht's naturalistic interpretation of Nietzsche. Leiter focuses on the metaethical question: "W...