Robert Audi defines ethical intuitionism as “the view that we can have, in the light of appropriate reflection (my emphasis!) on the content of moral judgments and moral principles, intuitive (hence non-referential) justification for holding them”. He proposes a Kantian (!!!!!) version of ethical intuitionism and attacks the common conception of intuitionism (the infallibilist, immoderately [...]
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Can Ethical Intuitionism Be Defended?
Posted in 04. Ethics, tagged Anthony Flew, ethical intuitionism, God, Michael Huemer, Pekka Vayrynen, Robert Audi on December 1, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The Best Defense of Ethical Intuitionism
Posted in 04. Ethics, tagged defense, ethical intuitionism, Pekka Vayrynen on December 1, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Probably the best defense of ethical intuitionism I’ve read is that of Pekka Väyrynen, in his article Some Good and Bad News for Ethical Intuitionism. Now here’s a synopsys of his ideas. His intention is to defend ethical intuitionism (according to which some of our ethical knowledge is non-inferential) against an objection put forth by [...]
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