Metaethics and the empirical sciences

Richard Joyce

doi:10.1080/13869790500492748

Metaethics and the empirical sciences

Richard Joyce^*

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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 language	English
Pages (from-to)	133-148
Number of pages	16
Journal	Philosophical Explorations
Volume	9
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/13869790500492748
Publication status	Published - 1 Mar 2006

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