{"product_id":"moral-error-theory-history-critique-defence-hardcover-2","title":"Moral Error Theory: History, Critique, Defence - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJonas Olson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJonas Olson presents a critical survey of moral error theory, the view that there are no moral facts and so all moral claims are false. In Part I (History), he explores the historical context of the debate, and discusses the moral error theories of David Hume and of some more or less influential twentieth century philosophers, including Axel Hagerstrom, Bertrand Russell, Ludwig Wittgenstein, and Richard Robinson. He argues that the early cases for moral error theory are suggestive but that they would have been stronger had they included something like J. L. Mackie's arguments that moral properties and facts are metaphysically queer. Part II (Critique) focuses on these arguments. Olson identifies four queerness arguments, concerning supervenience, knowledge, motivation, and irreducible normativity, and goes on to establish that while the first three are not compelling, the fourth has considerable force, especially when combined with debunking explanations of why we tend to believe\u003cbr\u003ethat there are moral properties and facts when in fact there are none. One conclusion of Part II is that a plausible error theory takes the form of an error theory about irreducible normativity. In Part III (Defence), Olson considers challenges according to which that kind of error theory has problematic ramifications regarding hypothetical reasons, epistemic reasons, and deliberation. He ends his discussion with a consideration of the implications of moral error theory for ordinary moral thought and talk, and for normative theorizing.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJonas Olson\u003c\/strong\u003e is Reader in Practical Philosophy at Stockholm University. He received his PhD from Uppsala University in 2005. In 2005-2008 he was a Fellow at Brasenose College and Departmental Lecturer in Moral Philosophy at the University of Oxford. He has held visiting positions at the University of Otago, CEPPA (Centre for Ethics, Philosophy, and Public Affairs) at the University of St Andrews, and at Universite de Montreal. Olson works mainly in metaethics, value theory, and history of moral philosophy. He is co-editor with Iwao Hirose of \u003cem\u003eThe Oxford Handbook of Value Theory\u003c\/em\u003e (OUP USA, forthcoming) and he has published several articles in peer-reviewed collections and journals, such as such as \u003cem\u003eAustralasian Journal of Philosophy\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eEthical Theory and Moral Practice\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eHume Studies\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eMind\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eOxford Studies in Metaethics\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003ePhilosophical Quarterly\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003ePhilosophy and Phenomenological esearch\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eRatio\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eUtilitas\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.6 x 5.7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 06, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42035524829264,"sku":"9780198701934","price":186.55,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/9540\/0016\/files\/ZUQ4a3cwVm5tSVdxODhiakRmZ0Zudz09_c10c2ca6-4ccd-4d19-af65-fb715f4b59d1.webp?v=1771838201","url":"https:\/\/palm-malen-gift-shop-pmrc.myshopify.com\/products\/moral-error-theory-history-critique-defence-hardcover-2","provider":"Palm Malen Gift Shop -PMRC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}