Download This PaperHow Noncognitivists Can Avoid Wishful Thinking
The Southern Journal of Philosophy 41 (4) (2003), 527-545.
33 Pages Posted: 18 May 2015
Date Written: May 17, 2015
Abstract
Cian Dorr recently argued that noncognitivists are committed to objectionable forms of wishful thinking, if they are to legitimize certain inferences that seem intuitively acceptable. In this paper, I show how noncognitivists can escape this accusation.
Keywords: Noncognitivism, Metaethics, Wishful Thinking, Cian Dorr
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Enoch, David, How Noncognitivists Can Avoid Wishful Thinking (May 17, 2015). The Southern Journal of Philosophy 41 (4) (2003), 527-545., Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2607299
David Enoch (Contact Author)
Hebrew University - The Philosophy Department and the Law School ( email )
Mount Scopus
Mount Scopus, IL 91905
Israel
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