Normativity and naturalism / Peter Schaber (ed.).

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Schaber, Peter.

Series:

Practical Philosophy

Practical philosophy ; Bd. 5

Practical Philosophy ; 5

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Normativity (Ethics).

Naturalism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (181 p.)

Place of Publication:

Heusenstamm [Germany] : ontos, 2004.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

At the centre of the metaethical debate that took off from G.E. Moore's Principia Ethica (1903) was his critique of ethical naturalism. While Moore's own arguments against ethical naturalism find little acceptance these days, an alternative ground for thinking that ethical properties and facts could not be natural has gained prominence: No natural account can be given of normativity. This collection contains original essays from both sides of the debate. Representing a wide range of metaethical views, the authors develop diverse accounts of normativity and discuss what it means for a concept to be natural. Contributions are by Norbert Anwander, David Copp, Neil Roughley, Peter Schaber, Thomas Schmidt, Tatjana Tarkian, and Theo van Willigenburg.

Contents:

Frontmatter

PRACTICAL PHILOSOPHY

Contents

Moral Naturalism and Three Grades of Normativity

Naturalism and Expressivism

Normative Facts: Metaphysical not Conceptual

Good and Right as Non-Natural Properties

Moral Values and the Fabric of the World. A Reconsideration of Mackie’s Arguments against Moral Realism

Conceptual Analysis, Normativity and the Empirical

Naturalism and Rule-Following Practices: Finding Fault with Kripke’s Notion of Objectivity

List of Contributors

Name Index

Subject Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

9783110327694

3110327694

OCLC:

851972154