Unwin, Nicholas (2006) Divine Hoorays : Some Parallels Between Expressivism and Religious Ethics. Philosophy and Phenomenological Research, 77 (3). pp. 659-684.
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Abstract
Divine law theories of metaethics claim that moral rightness is grounded in God�s commands, wishes and so forth. Expressivist theories, by contrast, claim that to call something morally right is to express our own attitudes, not to report on God�s. Ostensibly, such views are incompatible. However, we shall argue that a rapprochement is possible and beneficial to both sides. Expressivists need to explain the difference between reporting and expressing an attitude, and to address the Frege-Geach problem. Divine law theorists need to get past the Euthyphro dilemma, and to avoid moral externalism. This paper shows how a combined theory helps us to achieve this.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Journal or Publication Title: | Philosophy and Phenomenological Research |
| Additional Information: | This is a pre-print of an article published in Philosophy and Phenomenological Research, 77 (3), 2008. (c) Wiley. |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | expressivism ; God ; divine command theories ; metaethics |
| Subjects: | B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > B Philosophy (General) |
| Departments: | Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences > Politics & International Relations (Merged into PPR 2010-08-01) |
| ID Code: | 650 |
| Deposited By: | Dr Nick Unwin |
| Deposited On: | 22 Oct 2007 |
| Refereed?: | Yes |
| Published?: | Published |
| Last Modified: | 26 Jul 2012 18:14 |
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| URI: | http://eprints.lancs.ac.uk/id/eprint/650 |
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