The Argument from Disagreement to Moral Skepticism

Philosophia Christi 20 (2):443-461 (2018)
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Abstract

This essay begins with the assumption that many of our moral disputes have deeper roots in disagreement over worldview propositions. If this is true, and if there is a fact of the matter about worldview propositions, such that one could know the truth of at least some of them, then this makes it possible for one to maintain one’s moral beliefs, even despite the persistent, pervasive disagreements so common today. I argue that this holds true even when those debates include supposed peers and when the worldview propositions themselves are highly disputed.

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Christopher Love
Baylor University (PhD)

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