Bad bootstrapping: the problem with third-factor replies to the Darwinian Dilemma for moral realism
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DOI: 10.1007/s11098-019-01301-4
Abstract: Street’s (Philos Stud 127:109–166, 2006 ) “Darwinian Dilemma” is a well-known epistemological objection to moral realism. In this paper, I argue that “third-factor” replies to this argument on behalf of the moral realist, as popularized… read more here.
Keywords: third factor; darwinian dilemma; factor replies; moral realism ... See more keywords
Third factor explanations and disagreement in metaethics
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DOI: 10.1007/s11229-018-1875-8
Abstract: Several moral objectivists try to explain the reliability of moral beliefs by appealing to a third factor, a substantive moral claim that explains, first, why we have the moral beliefs that we have and, second,… read more here.
Keywords: factor explanations; third factor; factor; moral beliefs ... See more keywords