Moral Nihilism, Intellectual Nihilism & Practical Ethics

Academia.Edu Letters (2020)
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Abstract

Arguments for moral nihilism—the view that there are no moral truths—are criticized by showing that their major premises suggest epistemic or intellectual nihilism—the view that no beliefs are reasonable, justified, ought to be believed, and so on. Insofar as intellectual nihilism ought be rejected, this shows that the major premises of arguments for moral nihilisms ought to be rejected also.

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Nathan Nobis
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