Synopses & Reviews
Irrealism in Ethics presents a collection of six original essays contributed by prominent moral philosophers that address various forms of the philosophical position of ethical irrealism.
- Addresses various forms of the philosophical position of ethical irrealism
- Presents arguments both for and against the two major versions of ethical irrealism—the error theory and expressivism
- Offers innovative new arguments on topics relating to ethical irrealism
- Features original contributions from internationally prominent moral philosophers
About the Author
Bart Streumer is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Groningen, the Netherlands. He is currently writing a book-length defence of an error theory about all normative judgments.
Table of Contents
Notes on Contributors vii
1 Irrealism and the Genealogy of Morals 1
Richard Joyce
2 A Distinction Without a Difference? Good Advice for Moral Error Theorists 23
Hallvard Lillehammer
3 Ethics Without Errors 41
James Lenman
4 Faultless Moral Disagreement 61
Alison Hills
5 Revolutionary Expressivism 79
Sebastian Köhler and Michael Ridge
6 Do Normative Judgements Aim to Represent the World? 101
Bart Streumer
Index 121