1st Edition

A Philosophical Perspective on Folk Moral Objectivism

By Thomas Pölzler Copyright 2023
236 Pages 32 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

236 Pages 32 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

236 Pages 32 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

Philosophers have long debated whether morality is objective. But how do lay people think about this matter? A Philosophical Perspective on Folk Moral Objectivism discusses the philosophical aspects of this question in an accessible, integrated and coherent way. The first part argues that many empirical studies have been unsuccessful in fully or exclusively measuring beliefs about moral... Read more

1. Introduction Part I: Empirical Research 2. The Methodology of Research on Moral Objectivity Beliefs 3. The Content of Moral Objectivity Beliefs 4. The Correlates of Moral Objectivity Beliefs 5. The Causes and Consequences of Moral Objectivity Beliefs Part II: Philosophical Implications 6. The Presumptive Argument for Objectivism 7. The Debunking Argument for Non-Objectivism/Skepticism 8. The Conceptual Argument for Objectivism/Error Theory 9. Some Further Arguments 10. Conclusion

Biography

Thomas Pölzler is a researcher and lecturer at the Philosophy Department of the University of Graz, Austria. He mainly works on moral psychology and metaethics. Among his many publications are Moral Reality and the Empirical Sciences (Routledge, 2018) as well as articles in journals such as Synthese, Inquiry and Review of Philosophy and Psychology.