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- Title
A semantic challenge to non-realist cognitivism.
- Authors
Copp, David
- Abstract
Recently, some philosophers have attempted to escape familiar challenges to orthodox nonnaturalist normative realism by abandoning the robust metaphysical commitments of the orthodox view. One such view is the ‘Non-Metaphysical Non-Naturalism’ or ‘Non-Realist Cognitivism’ proposed by Derek Parfit and a few others. The trouble is that, as it stands, Non-Realist Cognitivism seems unable to provide a substantive non-trivial account of the meaning and truth conditions of moral claims. The paper considers various strategies one might use to address the challenge. There is a rich field of views that are cognitivist and non-realist. But the paper is skeptical of the prospects of Non-Realist Cognitivism.
- Subjects
SEMANTICS (Philosophy); COGNITIVE psychology; NORMATIVITY (Ethics); REALISM; METAPHYSICS
- Publication
Canadian Journal of Philosophy, 2018, Vol 48, Issue 3/4, p569
- ISSN
0045-5091
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1080/00455091.2018.1432392