Formulating moral error theory

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Perl, Caleb Herman. (2022). Formulating moral error theory. The Journal of Philosophy. 119(5), pp. 279-288. https://doi.org/10.5840/jphil2022119518
AuthorsPerl, Caleb Herman
Abstract

This paper shows how to formulate moral error theories given a contextualist semantics like the one that Angelika Kratzer pioneered, answering the concerns that Christine Tiefensee developed.

Keywordsphilosophy; moral error theory; moral judgements; morality; deontic semantics; philosophy of language; Angelika Kratzer; Christine Tiefensee
Year01 Jan 2022
JournalThe Journal of Philosophy
Journal citation119 (5), pp. 279-288
PublisherColumbia University Press
ISSN0022-362X
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)https://doi.org/10.5840/jphil2022119518
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