Normativity And Naturalism

by Schaber, Peter

• ISBN13: 9783937202419
• ISBN10: 3937202412
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2005-02-01
• Publisher: Ontos Verlag

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.

Table of Contents

DAVID COPP
Moral Naturalism and Three Grades of Normativity	7	(40)
NEIL ROUGHLEY
Naturalism and Expressivism On the "Natural" Stuff of Moral Normativity and Problems with its "Naturalisation"	47	(40)
NORBERT ANWANDER
Normative Facts: Metaphysical not Conceptual	87	(18)
PETER SCHABER
Good and Right as Non-Natural Properties	105	(16)
THOMAS SCHMIDT
Moral Values and the Fabric of the World. A Reconsideration of Mackie's Arguments against Moral Realism	121	(14)
THEO VAN WILLIGENBURG
Conceptual Analysis, Normativity and the Empirical	135	(16)
ULVI DOGUOGLU
Naturalism and Rule-Following Practices: Finding Fault with Kripke's Notion of Objectivity	151	(24)
List of Contributors	175	(1)
Name Index	176	(2)
Subject Index	178