Formulating Moral Error Theory

Journal of Philosophy 119 (5):279-288 (2022)
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This paper shows how to formulate moral error theories given a contextualist semantics like the one that Angelika Kratzer pioneered, answering the concerns that Christine Tiefensee developed.

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10.5840/jphil2022119518

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Being Realistic About Reasons.Thomas Scanlon - 2014 - Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Natural goodness.Philippa Foot - 2001 - New York: Oxford University Press.
Moral Error Theory: History, Critique, Defence.Jonas Olson - 2014 - Oxford: Oxford University Press.

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