Should Philosophical Reflection on Ethics Do Without Moral Concepts?

Ethical Theory and Moral Practice:1-15 (2022)
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Roger Crisp, in his book Reasons and Goodness, argues in favour of de-moralizing our philosophical reflection on ethics. This paper begins by explaining what ‘de-moralizing’ means. Then the paper assesses Crisp’s argument for de-moralizing and puts forward arguments against de-moralizing.

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