Metaethics and the empirical sciences

Richard Joyce*

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    Abstract

    What contribution can the empirical sciences make to metaethics? This paper outlines an argument to a particular metaethical conclusion—that moral judgments are epistemically unjustified—that depends in large part on a posteriori premises.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)133-148
    Number of pages16
    JournalPhilosophical Explorations
    Volume9
    Issue number1
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 1 Mar 2006

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