Quasi-Realism for Realists

Reductive realists about normative properties are often charged with being relativists: it is often argued that their view implies that when two people make conflicting normative judgements, these judgements can both be true. I argue that reductive realists can answer this charge by copying the quasi-realist moves that many expressivists make. I then argue that the remaining difference between reductive realism and expressivism is unimportant.

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PhilPapers (PhilPapers Foundation)
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2025-01-01
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Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping
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Quasi-Realism for Realists

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Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping
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Quasi-Realism for Realists

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Abstract

Reductive realists about normative properties are often charged with being relativists: it is often argued that their view implies that when two people make conflicting normative judgements, these judgements can both be true. I argue that reductive realists can answer this charge by copying the quasi-realist moves that many expressivists make. I then argue that the remaining difference between reductive realism and expressivism is unimportant.

PhilPapers (PhilPapers Foundation)
University of St Andrews, Universität Duisburg-Essen
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Openalex Percentile: Top 72%
Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping
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