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Moral Realism (Part 1) Are There Moral Facts?

Moral Realism (Part 1) Are There Moral Facts?

FromOn The Very Idea - A Philosophy Podcast


Moral Realism (Part 1) Are There Moral Facts?

FromOn The Very Idea - A Philosophy Podcast

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Length:
17 minutes
Released:
Jan 5, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

In this first instalment of a three part series focusing on Australian philosopher J.L. Mackie's error theory regarding morality, I look at the view that error theory attacks - moral realism. Moral realists hold that moral facts indeed exist and that they can make moral statements true. We all know what an empirical fact might look like - the sentence 'it is raining' is supported by the empirical fact that when we look outside, it is, in fact, raining. But, what would a moral fact look like? Could there be such a thing? In this episode, I try to trace out an outline of a moral realist position and see which well known moral theories (Kantianism and Utilitarianism) fall under it. I ramble a lot in this one but hopefully something or other comes to light.
Released:
Jan 5, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (61)

A self-indulgent vanity project of a man with a microphone in hand, each episode explores a philosophical theme hopefully with a certain degree of accuracy. I try to keep it pretty light. More philosophy nerd than academic, it sprung out of free time during the pandemic. @KMaca5