Philosophy Compass 10 (2):104-116 (2015)
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Evolutionary debunking arguments move from a premise about the influence of evolutionary forces on our moral beliefs to a skeptical conclusion about those beliefs. My primary aim is to clarify this empirically grounded epistemological challenge. I begin by distinguishing among importantly different sorts of epistemological attacks. I then demonstrate that instances of each appear in the literature under the ‘evolutionary debunking’ title. Distinguishing them clears up some confusions and helps us better understand the structure and potential of evolutionary debunking arguments.
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Keywords | evolution morality debunking moral skepticism higher order evidence evolutionary debunking realism metaethics epistemology |
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DOI | 10.1111/phc3.12194 |
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