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Experience and naturalism.
- Source :
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European Journal of Philosophy . Jul2024, p1. 19p. - Publication Year :
- 2024
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Abstract
- Much of contemporary metaethics revolves around the issue of “naturalism.” However, there is little agreement on what “naturalism” is or why it should be of significance. In this paper, I aim to rectify this situation by providing a set of necessary conditions on what positions ought to count as “naturalistic.” A metaethical view should count as an instance of naturalism only if it claims that there can be evidence for normative claims that is both public and spatiotemporal. I argue that, unlike other characterizations of “naturalism,” this view shows a clear difference between many metaethical positions and the sciences. The view thereby renders debates about naturalism philosophically significant: the division between naturalists and non‐naturalists is that between philosophers who hold that ethics is relevantly similar to the sciences and those who deny this. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *NATURALISM
*METAETHICS
*PHILOSOPHERS
*NATURALISTS
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 09668373
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- European Journal of Philosophy
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 178411280
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/ejop.12974