Moral judgments attempt to describe a reality that does not exist, so
they are all false. This is the moral error theory, a deeply troubling
yet plausible view that is now one of the canonical positions in moral
philosophy. The most compelling argument against it is the argument
from analogy. According to this, the moral error theory should be
rejected because it would seriously compromise our practice of making
epistemic judgments-judgments about how we ought to form and revise
our beliefs in light of our evidence-and could undermine systematic
thought and reason themselves. Christopher Cowie provides a novel
assessment of the recent attention paid to this topic in moral
philosophy and epistemology. He reasons that the argument from analogy
fails because moral judgments are unlike judgments about how we ought
to form and revise our beliefs in light of our evidence. On that
basis, a moral error theory does not compromise the practice of making
epistemic judgments. The moral error theory may be true after all,
Cowie concludes, and if it is then we will simply have to live with
its concerning consequences.
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The Argument From Analogy
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ISBN
9780192580436
Publisert
2020
Utgiver
Oxford University Press Academic UK
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Engelsk
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Digital bok
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