Reconciling realism with humeanism

Australasian Journal of Philosophy 80 (4):465 – 486 (2002)
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The central purpose of this essay is to consider some of the more prominent reasons why realists have rejected the Humean theory of motivation. I shall argue that these reasons are not persuasive, and that there is nothing about being a moral realist that should make us suspicious of Humeanism.

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