C-003MetaethicsConfidence: Medium
An Outline of An Argument for Robust Metanormative Realism
Enoch (2007)
One-Sentence Thesis
The author argues for Robust Metanormative Realism, the view that there are response-independent, non-natural, irreducibly normative truths that are perfectly universal and objective.
Argument Outline
- 1Introduction to Robust Metanormative Realism
- 2Presentation of Harman's Challenge
- 3Rejection of the explanatory requirement
- 4Compatibility with ontological parsimony
- 5Argument for deliberative indispensability
- 6Characterization of the phenomenology of deliberation
Key Distinctions
Robust Metanormative Realism vs. other metanormative views
Explanatory vs. deliberative indispensability
Key Terms
Robust Metanormative Realism
The view that there are response-independent, non-natural, irreducibly normative truths that are perfectly universal and objective.
Deliberative indispensability
The idea that irreducibly normative truths are indispensable for the project of deliberating and deciding what to do.
Flashcards
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Which of the following does Enoch criticizes in "An Outline of An Argument for Robust Metanormative Realism"?
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In Enoch's "An Outline of An Argument for Robust Metanormative Realism", Colyvan defines which of the following?
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Which of the following does Enoch responds to in "An Outline of An Argument for Robust Metanormative Realism"?
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In Enoch's "An Outline of An Argument for Robust Metanormative Realism", Zimmerman mentions which of the following?
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In Enoch's "An Outline of An Argument for Robust Metanormative Realism", Fitzpatrick criticizes which of the following?
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In Enoch's "An Outline of An Argument for Robust Metanormative Realism", Yasenchuk responds to which of the following?