What Pessimism about Moral Deference Means for Disagreement
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DOI: 10.1007/s10677-017-9860-8
Abstract: Many writers have recently argued that there is something distinctively problematic about sustaining moral beliefs on the basis of others’ moral views. Call this claim pessimism about moral deference. Pessimism about moral deference, if true,… read more here.
Keywords: moral disagreement; deference; moral deference; pessimism moral ... See more keywords
Living with Moral Disagreement
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DOI: 10.1007/s10677-020-10100-4
Abstract: This paper argues that suspension of judgement is the appropriate response to disagreement about ultimate moral principles, and outlines the implications of such a response. It begins with an argument influenced by Sextus and Sidgwick… read more here.
Keywords: methodology; living moral; suspension; rationality ... See more keywords
Moral Disagreement, Self-Trust, and Complacency
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DOI: 10.1007/s10677-021-10209-0
Abstract: For many of the moral beliefs we hold, we know that other people hold moral beliefs that contradict them. If you think that moral beliefs can be correct or incorrect, what difference should your awareness… read more here.
Keywords: disagreement self; self trust; self; moral disagreement ... See more keywords
Moral disagreement and non-moral ignorance
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DOI: 10.1007/s11229-019-02084-1
Abstract: AbstractThe existence of deep and persistent moral disagreement poses a problem for a defender of moral knowledge. It seems particularly clear that a philosopher who thinks that we know a great many moral truths should… read more here.
Keywords: non moral; moral ignorance; disagreement non; disagreement ... See more keywords
Moral Kombat: Analytic Naturalism and Moral Disagreement
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DOI: 10.1017/can.2024.24
Abstract: Moral naturalists are often said to have trouble making sense of inter-communal moral disagreements. The culprit is typically thought to be the naturalist’s metasemantics and its implications for the sameness of meaning across communities. The… read more here.
Keywords: moral kombat; kombat analytic; naturalism moral; analytic naturalism ... See more keywords
The power of justifications to repair human-robot trust, even under moral disagreement
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DOI: 10.1038/s41598-025-17983-2
Abstract: To avert criticism and losses of trust, robots that adopt social roles in the near future will have to be aware of and follow the norms of the communities in which they operate. However, norms… read more here.
Keywords: trust; norm violating; robot; moral disapproval ... See more keywords