Journal of Philosophical Research 34:123-155 (2009)
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In this paper, I hope to provide an account of the conditions of moral realism whereby there are still significant metaphysical commitments made by the realist which set the view apart as a distinct position in the contemporary meta-ethical landscape. In order to do so, I will be appealing to a general account of what it is for realism to be true in any domain of experience, whether it be realism about universals, realism about unobservable scientific entities, realism about artifacts, and so forth.
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Keywords | Contemporary Philosophy General Interest |
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ISBN(s) | 1053-8364 |
DOI | 10.5840/jpr_2009_5 |
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