The Varieties of Moral Improvement, or why Metaethical Constructivism must Explain Moral Progress

Among the available metaethical views, it would seem that moral realism—in particular moral naturalism—must explain the possibility of moral progress. We see this in the oft-used argument from disagreement against various moral realist views. My suggestion in this paper is that, surprisingly, metaet...

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Main Author: Arruda, Caroline T. (Author)
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Language:English
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Published: Springer Science + Business Media B. V [2017]
In: Ethical theory and moral practice
Year: 2017, Volume: 20, Issue: 1, Pages: 17-38
RelBib Classification:NCA Ethics
VA Philosophy
Further subjects:B Moral Realism
B Humeanism
B Moral Progress
B Kantianism
B Constructivism
B Practical Reason
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