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Moral Anti-Realism
“Moral language may do something other than describe independent moral facts.”
01 / SUMMARY
In short
Moral anti-realism groups theories that reject a central commitment of realism. Some treat judgments as expressions or prescriptions; others say they attempt to report facts that do not exist.
03 / SCENE
In the wild
Two anti-realists may deny independent moral facts yet disagree over whether “stealing is wrong” expresses an attitude or makes an error.
04 / LIMIT
The limit
It is not the same as indifference, cynicism, or having no reasons to live by norms.
FINAL NOTE
What remains
Ask what a moral claim does before deciding what kind of truth it seeks.