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Moral Error Theory - History, Critique, Defence (Hardcover, New)
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Moral Error Theory - History, Critique, Defence (Hardcover, New)
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Jonas Olson presents a critical survey of moral error theory, the
view that there are no moral facts and so all moral claims are
false. In Part I (History), he explores the historical context of
the debate, and discusses the moral error theories of David Hume
and of some more or less influential twentieth century
philosophers, including Axel Hagerstroem, Bertrand Russell, Ludwig
Wittgenstein, and Richard Robinson. He argues that the early cases
for moral error theory are suggestive but that they would have been
stronger had they included something like J. L. Mackie's arguments
that moral properties and facts are metaphysically queer. Part II
(Critique) focuses on these arguments. Olson identifies four
queerness arguments, concerning supervenience, knowledge,
motivation, and irreducible normativity, and goes on to establish
that while the first three are not compelling, the fourth has
considerable force, especially when combined with debunking
explanations of why we tend to believe that there are moral
properties and facts when in fact there are none. One conclusion of
Part II is that a plausible error theory takes the form of an error
theory about irreducible normativity. In Part III (Defence), Olson
considers challenges according to which that kind of error theory
has problematic ramifications regarding hypothetical reasons,
epistemic reasons, and deliberation. He ends his discussion with a
consideration of the implications of moral error theory for
ordinary moral thought and talk, and for normative theorizing.
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